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.
2
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Culture
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The way of life shared by a group of people, including language, beliefs, holidays, etc.
3
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Slavery
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The practice of making one person the property of another.
4
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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.
5
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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.
6
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Gristmill
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A place where grain is ground into flour.
7
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Merchant
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A person who buys and sells goods.
8
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Double House
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A house with a business on the ground floor and a home upstairs.