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Colonial Towns
Chapter 6 - Lesson 1
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| town meeting | meeting where male landowners could take part in government |
| common | an open area where sheep and cattle grazed |
| militia | volunteer army |
| farm produce | grains, fruits, and vegetables |
| imports | goods brought INTO the colonies from other countries |
| Conestoga | big, covered wagon |
| county seat | main town for each county |
| county | a large part of the colony |
| export | goods to be sold in other countries |
| triangle trade route | trade route that linked Britain, the British colonies, and Africa on the Atlantic Ocean |
| apprentice | a child that moved in with the family of a skilled worker to learn a skill |