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15 Cards in this Set
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monarch |
a ruler |
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encomienda |
a gift of land by the king of spain, which gave a person control over the land and people living there |
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class structure |
the organiztion of people in a seciety according to wealth and power |
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missionary |
a person sent to a new land to spread his or her religion |
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drought |
a long period without rain |
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investor |
a person who risks money in a business, hoping to earn a profit |
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cash crop |
a crop that is grown to sell, rather than to be used by the grower |
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house of burgesses |
the first legislative body in american colonies; in virginia this body included representatives elected by the colony's landoweners |
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representative |
a person chosen to act on behalf of other's |
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pilgrim |
a person who makes a journey for religious region |
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mayflower compact |
an agreement made by the pilgrims to govern themselves and just laws |
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indentured servant |
a person who agrees to work for a set period of time without pay |
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puritan |
an early settler who left England so he or she practice a religion freely |
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northwest passage |
a mythical shortcut by water from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean |
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commerce |
the buying and selling of products on a large scale |
