Lesson 7 Vocabulary Flashcards

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British

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Coming from, located in, or related to Great Britain (for example, the British government or the British Army). The most important part of Great Britain is the country England. For the reason, British and English are often used to mean the same thing.

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Colonial Regions

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Areas in North America were different kind of colonies developed because of difference in climates and natural features, or geography. The tree colonial regions were the New England, middle and southern regions.

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Economy

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Ways that particular regions or country, organizes the manufacture and exchange of such things as money, food, products, and services. An economy includes a system of money and all the businesses industries, farms, and so on that helps to produce, sell, or trade things of value.

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Democratic

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Controlled or run by the people themselves, with each person having an equal say. In democratic governments, people usually elect representatives to make laws for them, and every person’s vote counts equally. In some other kinds of governments, one person or a few people have the power o rule over everyone else with out being elected.

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Diverse

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Different from each other. For example, the people who settled in the Meddle colonies were very diverse.

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Indentured servants

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Individuals who agreed to work for a period of time in exchange for free passage from Europe.

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Grant

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To give something he of she has asked for. For example, the king granted William Penn the land called Pennsylvania.

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Assembly

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A group of government officials who meet to make laws.

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