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10 Cards in this Set
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apprentice
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a person working for a skilled worker in order to learn the skill
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merchant
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a person whose business is buying and selling goods for profit
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Parliment
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the lawmaking body of england consisting of the House of Lords and the House of Commons
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smuggle
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to move secretly and unlawfully to avoid paying a duty
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duty
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a tax paid on goods brought into a country
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common
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a large public pasture in the center of a town
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democracy
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rule by the majority; a system of government in which the people decide on the rules
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dissenter
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a person who dissagrees with an excepted idea and refuses to follow certain beliefs
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civil disobedience
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refusal to obey certain laws that one regards as unjust
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meetinghouse
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a large building that the Puratins used as a gathering place for religious services, celebrations, and town meetings
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