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Colonial America 4
Term | Definition |
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stock | a share or investment in a company or business |
cash crop | a crop that people raise to sell rather than to use themselves |
economic venture | a business involving some risk in expectation of gain |
export | to send or transport a commodity abroad, especially for trade or sale |
slave | a person who is owned by and forced to work for someone else |
indentured servant | a person who agrees to work for another person without pay for a certain length of time |
jagged | marked by irregular projections and indentations on the edge or surface |
import | to bring in goods or materials from a foreign country for trade or sale |
civic life | part of life connected to the duties and obligations of belonging to a community |