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Unit 1-2 Vocabulary

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colony   settlement of emigrants under the control of the mother country  
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charter   document granted by a ruler, giving certain rights/privileges to an individual or group  
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emigrant   one who leaves his/her homeland to settle elsewhere  
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Puritans   English Protestants who worshiped simply and followed strict rules of conduct  
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compact   solemn agreement  
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proprietor   person or group granted by the king the right to establish and/or control a colony  
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monarchy   government ruled by a king or queen  
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merchant   person who earns a living by selling things  
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barter   exchange of goods and services without money  
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subsistence agriculture   production of only enough food to feed the farming family  
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yeoman   small southern farmer who worked his own land (without slaves or, at most, one or two)  
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mercantilism   economic principle that a country's power is based on wealth (and colonies bring wealth)  
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market   country where goods can be sold, where there is a demand for products  
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monopoly   exclusive control of trade  
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profits   gains from the sale of products  
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pacifist   one opposed to war and violence  
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