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Colonial America 2
Term | Definition |
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slaves | persons who are owned by and forced to work for someone else |
plantations | a large farm or estate on which crops are raised, often by resident workers |
merchant | one who runs a retail business; a shopkeeper |
landowner | one who owns land |
terrain | the surface features of an area of land |
town meeting | a meeting which New England landowners could take part in government |
artisan | a skilled manual worker; a craftsperson |
assembly | a group of persons gathered together for a common reason, as for a legislative, religious, educational, or social purpose |
cede | to surrender possession of, especially by treaty |