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cooper
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a worker who makes or repairs wooden casks, tubs, or barrels
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colony
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a group of people sent out by a state to a new territory b : the territory in which such colonists live
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hogshead
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1 : a large cask or barrel; especially : one containing from 63 to 140 gallons
2 : a U.S. measure for liquids equal to 63 gallons |
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grant (land)
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to give the possession or benefit of formally or legally <the king granted land to the settlers>
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gentleman
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1 : a man of good birth and position
2 : a man of good education and social position 3 : a man with very good manners |
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charter
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an official document granting, guaranteeing, or showing the limits of the rights and duties of the group to which it is given
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indentured servant
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a poor European who paid for passage to America by signing a contract to work for the person paying their passage. The contract was usually for seven years.
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tobacco
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1 : any of a genus of chiefly American plants of the nightshade family that have sticky leaves and tube-shaped flowers;
2 : the leaves of cultivated tobacco prepared for use in smoking or chewing or as snuff |
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cigar
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a roll of tobacco leaf for smoking
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pirate
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a person who commits robbery on the high seas
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smallpox
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a deadly disease that is caused by a virus and characterized by fever and a rash
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longhouse
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a long dwelling especially of the Iroquois for several families
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slave
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a person who is owned by another person and can be sold at the owner's will
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dugout canoe
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a boat made by hollowing out a log
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musket
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a muzzle-loading firearm that was once used by soldiers
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