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agriculture
the business of growing crops and raising animals
apprentice
young person who learns from a more experienced worker
basic needs
things people need to survive (food, water, shelter)
cash crop
a crop grown to be sold for profit; tobacco is a cash crop
colony
a settlement far from the country it rules; America was a colony of Britain
Declaration of Independence
document declaring the 13 colonies independent of Great Brittan; written mainly by Thomas Jefferson; adopted July 4, 1776
culture
the way of life of a group of people; this includes their language, religion, and customs
immigrant
a person who leaves one country to go live in another permanently
Loyalist
a colonist who remained loyal to the British during the American Revolution
Patriot
a colonist who was against British rule during the American Revolution
plantation
large farm with many workers; the South had many plantations
population
the number of people living in an area
rebellion
when people say they do not like something and protest against it; the colonists rebelled against the tax on tea
segregation
separation of people of different races
tariff
tax on imported goods
tax
money people pay to the government
treaty
when two groups of people make an agreement to stop a war they sign a treaty; The Treaty of Paris was signed by America and Great Britain to end the American Revolution
U.S. Constitution
adopted in 1789; our written plan of government