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13 colonies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| plantation | A large farm specializing in cash crops |
| indentured servant | A person contracted to work 5-7 years in return for their journey to the colonies |
| slave | A person who is taken against their will and forced a lifetime of servitude |
| town common | the center of the New England village |
| apprentis | a person who learns a skill or trade from a professional in that area |
| import | goods brought from another location |
| export | goods that are sent to another to sell or trade |
| agriculture | the business of farming /or raising livestock |
| colonial assemble | colonist elected to speak on behalf of the people to make laws for the colonie |
| royal governor | a leader appointed by the king to enforce British rule in the colonies |
| surplus | An extra supply of goods |
| merchant | A person who buys and sells goods ;A traveling trader |
| natural resources | things found in nature that are beneficial |
| colony | a territory settled by people from another country and controlled by that countary |