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The 13 colonies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| plantation | a large farm specializing in cash crops |
| indentured servant | a person who contracted to work for 5-7 years in return for their journey to the colonies. |
| slave | a person who is taken against their will and forced to work a lifetime of servitude |
| town common | the center of a New England village. |
| apprentice | a person who learns a skill or trade from a professional of that area |
| import | goods brought from other locations |
| export | goods sent away to trade or sell |
| agriculture | business of farming |
| colonial assemblies | colonists elected to speak on behalf of the people and to make laws for the colony |
| 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 travelling trader |
| natural resources | things found in nature that are beneficial to people |
| colony | a territory settled by people from another country and controlled by that country |