SS- 8th grade Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
colony | settlement of emigrants under the control of the mother country |
charter | document granted by a ruler, giving certain rights/privileges to an individual or group |
emigrant | one who leaves his/her homeland to settle elsewhere |
Puritans | English Protestants who worshiped simply and followed strict rules of conduct |
compact | solemn agreement |
proprietor | person or group granted by the king the right to establish and/or control a colony |
monarchy | government ruled by a king or queen |
merchant | person who earns a living by selling things |
barter | exchange of goods and services without money |
subsistence agriculture | production of only enough food to feed the farming family |
yeoman | small southern farmer who worked his own land (without slaves or, at most, one or two) |
mercantilism | economic principle that a country's power is based on wealth (and colonies bring wealth) |
market | country where goods can be sold, where there is a demand for products |
monopoly | exclusive control of trade |
profits | gains from the sale of products |
pacifist | one opposed to war and violence |
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