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s.s unit 3 quiz
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Magna Carta | Document stating there were laws even kings had to obey. |
| Parliament **** | Law making body of English Government |
| Zenger Trial | Established the precedent of Freedom of the Press |
| Freedom of the Press** | The right to print the truth. |
| The right to print the truth. | Publishing false information that is damaging to a person’s reputation |
| Apprentice | Someone who learns a trade by working for someone in that trade for a certain period of time. |
| Yeoman | A farmer who grew only enough food for his family. |
| Town Meeting | Event at which colonists discuss and vote on town issues. |
| Ethnic Community | Settlers of the same nationality settled in a new town and kept their culture alive . |
| Melting Pot | A mixture of many different nationalities. |
| Dame School | Girls are taught by a woman in her home to learn homemaking skills |
| Plantation | Large farms in the south that were self sufficient. |
| Self-Sufficient | Producing all the food and goods needed to survive. |
| Cash Crop/Commercial Farming | Making money from farming |
| Triangular Trade | Trade route from Africa to West Indies to New England to England. (included Slaves, Molasses, Rum) |
| Middle Passage | The journey Africans took across the Atlantic into slavery from Africa to America. |
| Tutor | Boys in the South had a tutor to learn to read and write. |