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merchants
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business people who make a living buying and selling things
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mercantilism
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a way nations grew wealthy. They used the resources of colonies to make and sell more goods than they bought.
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settlers
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people who move into a land to live
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colony
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an area that is ruled by another country. People who live in a colony are called colonists.
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starvation
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death from not having enough food
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permanent
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lasting; not going away
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representatives
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the people in government who make decisions for the people who elect them
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House of Burgesses
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the lawmaking body in the Virginia Colony
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representative government
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a government run by elected officials. The United States has a representative government.
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persecuted
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treated badly and unfairly, usually because of religion, politics, or race.
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Pilgrims
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the Mayflower colonists
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passengers
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the people who travel in a ship, plane, train, or bus
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self-government
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a government that gets it s power from the people, not from kings or from force
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Puritans
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a group of English colonists who wanted religious freedom
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Massachusetts Bay Company
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a business with power from the king of England to set up a colony, pay for it, and make money from it.
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created
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built or made
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attracted
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drew or brought people in
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plantations
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large farms
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slaves
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people who are owned and forced to work by someone else
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slave trade
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the business of buying and selling slaves
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kidnapped
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taken away by force
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property
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something that is owned
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permission
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an agreement from someone with power
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cruelty
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causing pain and suffering. Cruelty is hurting others.
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