Vocabulary
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| backcountry | land along a frontier
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| debtor | person who cannot pay his or her debts
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| charter | official document that gives certain rights to an individual or a group
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| town meeting | a meeting in colonial New England during which settlers discussed voting issues
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| representative government | political system in which voters elect others to make laws
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| toleration | recognition that other people have the right to different opinions
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| pilgrim | person who takes a journey for religious reasons
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| plantation | large estate farmed by many workers
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| Habeas Corpus | the right not to be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime
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| Apprentice | person who learns a trade or craft from a master
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| Racism | belief that one race is superior or inferior to another
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| Dame school | school run by a woman, usually in her own home
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| Bill of Rights | written list of freedoms that a government promises to protect
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| Slave Code | Laws that controlled enslaved African Americans; lives and denied them basic rights
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| natural rights | rights that belong to every human being from birth
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| libel | publishing of false statements that unjustly damage a person's reputation
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| Public School | school supported by taxes
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| Freedom of the Press | Right of newspapers and other public media to publish articles believed to be accurate
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| Gentry | upper class of colonial society
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| Legislature | Part of a government that makes laws
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