Social Studies Flashcards

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Cash crop

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A crop that is grown to be sold for profit

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Plantation

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A large farm with many workers who lived there

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Proprietor

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An owner

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Indentured servant

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A person who agrees to work for exchange that is asked for

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Self sufficient

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Having the ability to produce most everything that one needs

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Grant

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To give Something formally to someone

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Persecution

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Unjust treatment

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Separatists

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A group of people from England who wanted to separate themselves from the Church of England

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Pilgrim

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A person who travels to a place for religious regions

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Puritan

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A person from England who supports their church

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Dissenter

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A person whose views are different than their leaders

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Intolerant

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To be not accepting of ideas different from ones own

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Preacher

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A person who gives speeches about religious subjects

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Artisan

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A skilled worker who makes things by hand

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Apprentice

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A person who learns from someone experienced

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Town common

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An open space in the center of a town where cattle could graze

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Free market economy

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A system in which prices are controlled by the government

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Auction

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A public sale in which something is sold to the person who offers the most money

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Proponent

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A person who supports something

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Rebel

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To resist or fight against authority

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Democracy

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A government that is run by the people

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Citizen

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A member of the country

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Representative

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A person who is chose act for others

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Assembly

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A gathering of elective representative for a person

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Town meeting

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A gathering of people who live in the town to discuss issues

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Country seat

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A place where a county government is located