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SS Chapter 4

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legislature (n) a group of people who have the power to make laws
bill of rights (n) a written list of freedoms that a government promises to protect
habeas corpus (n) the principle that a person cannot be held in prison without being charged with a specific crime
freedom of the press (n) the right of journalists to publish the truth without restriction or penalty
libel (n) the publishing of statements that damage a person's reputation
extended family (n) a family that includes, in addition to the parents and their children, other members such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
apprentice (n) someone who leans a trade by working for someone in that trade for a certain period of time
gentry (n) the upper class of colonial society
middle class (n) made up of small planters, independent farmers, and artisans
indentured servant (n) a person who signed a contract to work from 4 to ten years in the colonies for anyone who would pay for his or her ocean passage to the Americas
triangular trade (n) a three way trade between the colonies, the island of the Caribbean and Africa
slave codes (n) strict laws that restricted the rights and activities of slaves
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