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25 Cards in this Set
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charter
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the right to organize a settlement
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burgess
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representatives
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constituton
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formal plan of goverment
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toleration
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the acceptance of different beliefs
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dissenters
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people who dissagreed with established views
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persecuted
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to treat harshly because of their beliefs and differences
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diversity
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variety
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debators
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people who are unable to pay debt
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subsistence farming
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produced just enough to meet the needs of their familys
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triangular trade
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a trade route between the west indies, american colonies, and west africa
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cash crops
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crops that could be sold easily in marketes in colonies and overseas
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indetured servant
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people who agreed to work a certain amount of time wtih out pay to pay for a journey to america
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overseer
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bosses
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charter colony
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a colony established by a group of people that were given a document allowing them to settle
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proprietary colony
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colony run by indivuals or groups to whom land was granted
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royal colony
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colony run by govaner and a council appointed by the king and queen
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import
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to buy goods from foreign markets
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smuggling
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trading illegally with other nations
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boycott
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refusing to buy goods
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repeal
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cancelled
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resolution
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formal expression of opinion
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militia
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group of citizen soldiers
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minutemen
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companies of civilian soldiers who boasted about fighting
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petition
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formal request
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preamble
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introduction
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