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Plantation

n.


a large farm with many workers who lived on the land they worked

Cash crop

n.


a crop that is grown to be sold for profit

Proprietor

n.


an owner

Indentured servant

n.


a person who agreed to work for an amount of time in exchange for the cost of housing, food, and the voyage to North America

Self-sufficient

adj.


having the ability to produce most everything that one needs

Grant

v.


to give something formally to someone

Persecution

n.


unjust treatment

Separatists

n.


a group of people from England who wanted to separate themselves from the Church of England

Pilgrim

n.


a person who travels to a place for religious reasons

Puritan

n.


a person from England who wanted to improve the Church of England

Dissenter

n.


a person whose views are different from those of his or her leaders

Intolerant

adj.


to be not accepting of ideas or behaviors different from one's own

Preacher

n.


a person who gives speeches about religious subjects

Artisan

n.


a skilled worker who makes things by hand

Apprentice

n.


a person who learns a skill or trade from an experienced worker

Town Common

n.


an open space in the center of a town where cattle and sheep could graze

Free-Market-Economy

n.


a system in which prices are not controlled by the government

Auction

n.


a public sale in which something is sold to the person who offers the most money

Proponent

n.


a person who supports something

Rebel

v.


to resist or fight against authority

Democracy

n.


a government that is run by the people

Citiznen

n.


a member of a country

Representative

n.


a person who is chosen to act for others

Assembly

n.


a gathering of elected representatives for a specific purpose

Town Meeting

n.


a gathering of people who live in a town to discuss issues

County Seat

n.


a place where a county government is located