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social studies iv
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5th Grade
11/21/2010

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Term
colony
Definition
Is a land ruled by another country.
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plantation
Definition
large farms.
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slavery
Definition
the practice of holding people against their will and make them work without pay.
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borderlands
Definition
areas of land on or near the borders between countries, colonies, or regions.
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presidios
Definition
forts in the borderlands
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missions
Definition
religious settlements built by missionaries.
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haciendas
Definition
large homes or estates built by settlers in borderlands where they often raised cattle and sheep.
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raw material
Definition
a resource that can be used to make a product.
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stock
Definition
a part ownership in a business
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cash crop
Definition
a crop that people grow to sell.
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indentured servants
Definition
The Virginia company paid for people's passage, or trips, to Virginia. In return the people agreed to work without pay for a length of time.
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legislature
Definition
lawmaking branch of the government
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pilgrim
Definition
A person who makes a journey for religious reasons.
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compact
Definition
an agreement to make order because of no government. all people aboard the mayflower signed it.
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self-government
Definition
a system of government which people make their own laws
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majority rule
Definition
The Mayflower compact included this idea, if more than half the people agreed to a law or a decision, everyone had to follow it.
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demand
Definition
a need or desire for a good or service by people willing to pay for it.
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supply
Definition
the amount of good offer for sale.
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allies
Definition
a partner
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industry
Definition
all the businesses that make one kind of product or offer one kind of service.
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exports
Definition
goods sent out of the country
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imports
Definition
goods brought into a country
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middle passage
Definition
millions of enslaved africans were placed on ships and forced to travel across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa to the English colonies. This journey was called
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trial by jury
Definition
the right of a person to be tried by a jury, or a group, of citizens to decide if the person is guilty or innocent of committing a crime.
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immigrant
Definition
a person who comes into a country to make a new home there.
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diversity
Definition
a group thrown together from many parts of the world.
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religious toleration
Definition
acceptance of religious differences
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apprentice
Definition
a learned trade from a master artisan
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primary sources
Definition
the records and artifacts made by people who took part in or saw an event
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secondary source
Definition
a record of an event made by someone who was not there at the time.
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