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12 Cards in this Set
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banish
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force someone to leave
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meetinghouse
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the most important building in a Puritan village, the center of their religion and government
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Middle Passage
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the part of the triangular trade from Africa to America, which made the New England merchants very wealthy and involved slaves
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industry
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a business to make and sell a product or service
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wilderness
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a wild and unsettled land
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import
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items bought from distant places
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self-sufficient
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to provide for all of your own needs
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wampum
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the Native American form of money, made from polished shells that were put on strings
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magistrate
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the leader of a Puritan government
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dissenters
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people who disagreed with the views of their leaders.
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shipyards
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places where ships are built and repaired
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triangular trade
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a shipping route between Africa, Europe, and North America, so-called because the merchant ships involved took paths which formed a triangle
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