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Rev. for 148-158

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the practice of holding people against their will and making them work without pay   slavery  
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religious settlements   missions  
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large farms   plantations  
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land that is ruled by another country   colony  
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part ownership in a business   stock  
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the lawmaking branch of the government   legislature  
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a crop that people grow to sell   cash crop  
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a colony that is owned by a king or queen   royal colony  
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money that is left over after the costs have been paid   profit  
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a resource that can be used to make a product   raw material  
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people who agree to work without pay for a certain amount of time   indentured servants  
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The first group of people that the Spanish used as slaves   Native Americans  
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Lands on the edge of New Spain   borderlands  
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Which English queen decided to set up an English colony in 1584?   Queen Elizabeth I  
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Which colony was planned by Walter Raliegh and was a complete failure?   Roanoke  
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Who helped save the suffering colony of Jamestown by making the rule that if you didn't work you didn't eat?   John Smith  
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What was Virginia's legislature called?   The House of Burgesses  
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Why was the location of Jamestown a poor choice for a settlement?   It was surrounded by marsh land which made farming difficult.  
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