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Colonial |
of or pertaining to a colony
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or colonization
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Merchant
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a trader (buying and selling)
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Joint-stock company
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a business with investors who own shares
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Shareholders
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a person who owns a share in a company
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Indentured servant
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selling oneself as a servant for 7 years (most died)
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Debt
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when you owe someone something
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Headright System
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get 50 acres of land/person and + law-making power
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Burgess
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representative leader
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Representatives
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someone who speaks for a group of people
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Royal colony
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the king himself is in charge of the colony
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Legislature
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law-making body
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Financial
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having to do with money
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Political
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having to do with governing
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Economy
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buying and selling things
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Dissenter
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someone who officially disagrees
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Separatists
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someone who wants to remain separate
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“Mayflower Compact”
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first “constitution” in the new world
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Religious toleration
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co-existing peacefully with others
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“Fundamental orders of Connecticut”
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constitution of Connecticut
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Ethnic
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heart culture
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Pacifists
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someone who does not believe in fighting
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Quakers
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pacifist religious group
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Estates
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a huge area of land owned by one person
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Import
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goods which are bought and brought into a country
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Export
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goods which are sold and shipped out of a country
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Mason-Dixon line
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the southern border of Pennsylvania
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Philosopher
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seeker of wisdom or enlightenment
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Indigo
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plant used to create a dark blue dye
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Ban
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to make a product unwelcome or illegal |
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