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Plantation |
n. a large farm with many workers who lived on the land they worked |
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Cash crop |
n. a crop that is grown to be sold for profit |
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Proprietor |
n. an owner |
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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 |
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Self-sufficient |
adj. having the ability to produce most everything that one needs |
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Grant |
v. to give something formally to someone |
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Persecution |
n. unjust treatment |
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Separatists |
n. a group of people from England who wanted to separate themselves from the Church of England |
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Pilgrim |
n. a person who travels to a place for religious reasons |
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Puritan |
n. a person from England who wanted to improve the Church of England |
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Dissenter |
n. a person whose views are different from those of his or her leaders |
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Intolerant |
adj. to be not accepting of ideas or behaviors different from one's own |
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Preacher |
n. a person who gives speeches about religious subjects |
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Artisan |
n. a skilled worker who makes things by hand |
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Apprentice |
n. a person who learns a skill or trade from an experienced worker |
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Town Common |
n. an open space in the center of a town where cattle and sheep could graze |
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Free-Market-Economy |
n. a system in which prices are not controlled by the government |
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Auction |
n. a public sale in which something is sold to the person who offers the most money |
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Proponent |
n. a person who supports something |
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Rebel |
v. to resist or fight against authority |
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Democracy |
n. a government that is run by the people |
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Citiznen |
n. a member of a country |
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Representative |
n. a person who is chosen to act for others |
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Assembly |
n. a gathering of elected representatives for a specific purpose |
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Town Meeting |
n. a gathering of people who live in a town to discuss issues |
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County Seat |
n. a place where a county government is located |