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10 Cards in this Set
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slavery
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The practice of people owning other people and forcing them to work.
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assembly
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a law making body
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constitution
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a plan that explains the parts of a government and outlines the most important laws
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colony
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a settlement far away from the country that rules it
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delegate
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a member of the chosen assembly; this person is chosen to speak or vote for others
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proprietor
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a person who owns a property or business; this person owned land and had the right to start a colony
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patroon
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a landowner in New Netherland who had to bring 50 immigrants to help settle the land
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immigrant
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a person who leaves one country to live in another
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governor
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an official appointed or elected to rule a colony or state
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indentured servant
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A person who agreed to work for someone in colonial America for a fixed amount of time in order to pay for the ocean voyage
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