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