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11 Cards in this Set
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colony
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a settlement ruled by another country
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colonists
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the people who lived in the colony
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governor
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the person in charge of the new colony
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patroon
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the person who owned the land
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indentured servants
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People who promised to work for an employer in the colony for a period of time. In return for working, their employer paid for their boat trip to the colony.
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slavery
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the practice of making one person the property of another
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manor
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a large piece of land that the owner rents in smaller plots to a number of farmers
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tenant farmer
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people who gave a part o what they grew to the owner in return for using land
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merchant
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people who bought and sold goods, such as grain, lumber and furs
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double house
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houses that had a business on the ground floor AND a home upstairs
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tax
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money people pay to the government so that it can perform a service
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