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Colonies Vocabulary
Study for your Colonies Vocabulary Test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Colony | A land ruled by another country |
| Direct Democracy | |
| Town Meeting | An assembly of people in a New England town that made laws and elected leaders |
| Cash Crop | A crop that people grow to sell |
| Staple Crop | Crops that are grown to be consumed or used for food by the community and is the most important crop grown in that area |
| Legislature | A group of people who make laws |
| Slavery | The practice of holding people against their will and making them work without pay |
| Indentured Servant | A person who agreed to work for another person without pay for a certain length of time in exchange for passage to North America |
| Export | A product that leaves the country |
| Religious toleration | Acceptance of religious differences |
| Import | A product brought into a country |
| Interdependence | Groups of people who rely on each other |
| Debtor | A person who was put in prison for owing money |
| Immigrant | A person who comes into a country to make a new life |
| Charter | An official paper in which certain rights are given by a government to a person, group, or business. |
| Artisan | A craftworker |
| Proprietor | An owner |
| Separatist | Wanted to break away from the Church of England |
| Pilgrims | A person who makes a journey for religious reasons |
| Puritans | Wanted to remain part of the Church of England in America |
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