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Unit 10
Colonial America
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| freedom | independence |
| to feed on grass growing in a field | graze |
| an area of calm, deep water next to land where ships can safely put down their anchors | harbor |
| the country where someone was born or grew up | homeland |
| unavoidable; unstoppable | inevitable |
| a child whose parents are no longer alive | orphan |
| a job | occupation |
| a religious leader or minister | pastor |
| to convince | persuade |
| a person who left England to find a new place to practice religion in his/her own way | Pilgrim |
| covered with long, tangled, or rough hair | shaggy |
| poorly made and could break at any moment | rickety |
| became successful | flourished |
| dirty | grimy |
| a formal name for addressing a minister or religious leader | Elder |
| to completely destroy | devour |
| to refuse to buy | boycott |
| an area in another country settled by a group of people that is still governed by the native country | colony |
| to forbid, not allow | ban |