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Vocabulary Chapter 2

Vocabulary

QuestionAnswer
invest to put time or money into something in the hopes of earning a future benefit
colony a settlement controlled by separate country
charter an official document in which certain rights are given by a government to a person or business
stock a share in the ownership and profits of a company
burgess a representative of a town or other district in a British government's legislature
representative a person chosen to act, speak, or make decisions for another person or group of people
confederacy a league of independent members working together for a common benefit or objective
cash crop a crop grown for the purpose of selling rather than local consumption
compact a formal agreement or contract between two or more parties
assembly a group of people gathered for a specific purpose
indentured servant a person who is bound to work for another for a specified period of time
council a group of people who come together to discuss issues, make decisions, or offer advice
president the title typically given to the chief executive and head of government in a presidential democracy
private ownership businesses, property, and resources belonging to individual citizens instead of the government
cultivate to prepare and use land for crops
enslave to force someone to work as a slave
 



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