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Intro S.S. Terms
Review of Introductory Terms of Social Studies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| region | an area that has one more features in common. |
| trade | buying and selling goods. |
| merchant | someone who buys and sells goods to earn money. |
| slavery | a cruel system in which people are bought and made to work without pay. |
| settlement | a small community of people living in a new place. |
| empire | many nations or territories ruled by a single group or leader. |
| colony | an area of land ruled by another country. |
| tax | money that people pay to their government in return for goods or services. |
| Jamestown | the first English settlement that last in the Virginia Colony |
| Mayflower | the ship that brought 102 Pilgrims to America in 1620. |