Colonial America Vocabulary Flashcards

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Indentured servant

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o A person who works for an employer for a period of time in return for payment of travel expenses.

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Culture

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The way of life shared by a group of people, including language, beliefs, holidays, etc.

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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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A farmer who works land owned by someone else and pays rent in cash or produce.

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Gristmill

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A place where grain is ground into flour.

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Merchant

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A person who buys and sells goods.

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Double House

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A house with a business on the ground floor and a home upstairs.

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