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Harcourt Chp 4
Building the First Colonies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| colony | land ruled by another country |
| plantation | large farms |
| slavery | holding people against their will and making them work without pay |
| borderland | areas of land on or near the borders between countries, colonies, or regions |
| presidio | a Spanish fort |
| mission | a small religious settlement |
| hacienda | a large estate or home where cattle and sheep are raised |
| raw material | a resource that can be used to make a product |
| stock | part ownership in a business |
| cash crop | a crop that people grow to sell |
| profit | money left over after all costs have been paid |
| indentured servant | person who agreed to work for another person without pay for a certain length of time in exchange for passage to North America |
| legislature | the lawmaking branch of a government |
| represent | to speak for |
| royal colony | a colony ruled directly by a monarchy |
| pilgrim | person who makes a journey for religious reasons |
| compact | an agreement |
| self-government | a system of government in which people make their own law |
| majority rule | the political idea that the majority of an organized group should have the power to make decisions for the whole group |
| demand | a need or desire for a good or service by people willing to pay for it |
| supply | an amount of a good that is offered for sale |
| ally | a partner |
| proprietary colony | a colony owned and ruled by one person who was chosen by a king or queen |
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