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Chapter Two: Terms to Know
Vocabulary of Chapter 2 notes for Civics & Economics.
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10th Grade
02/01/2013

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indentured servant
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These are workers who contracted with American colonists for food and shelter in return for labor. 
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boycott
Definition
This is the refusal to purchase certain goods. 
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colony
Definition
This is a group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country.
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charter
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A written document granding land and the authority to set up colonial governments. 
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delegate
Definition
A representative to a meeting.
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independence
Definition
This is self-reliance and freedom from outside control.
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enlightenment
Definition
Movement that spread the idea that reason and science could improve society. 
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monarch
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Another word for king or queen.
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legislature
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This is a group of people that makes laws.
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royal colony
Definition
A colonial area of land controlled directly by a king or other monarch.
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religious dissenters
Definition
Those who followed a religious faith other than the official religions of England.
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pilgrims
Definition
 Colonial Puritans who considered themselves people on a religious journey.
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common law
Definition
A system of law based on precedent and customs.
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natural rights
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These are freedoms people possess relating to life, liberty, and property. 
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tidewater
Definition
Areas of low, flat plains near the seacoast of Virginia and North Carolina.
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triangular trade
Definition
Pattern of trade that developed in colonial times among the Americas, Africa and Europe. 
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social contract
Definition
An agreement among people in a society with a government.
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mercantilism
Definition
The theory that a country should sell more goods to other countries than it buys. 
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joint-stock Colony
Definition
Investors provide partial ownership in a company organized for profit. 
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repeal
Definition
To cancel a law.
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precedent
Definition
A ruling that is used s the basis for a judicidal decision in a later, similar case. 
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self-governing Colony
Definition
A colony ruled by settlers who came on their own.
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puritans
Definition
Religious dissenter who came to the colonies to purify, or feform, the Anglican Church.
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plantation
Definition
A large estate. 
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middle passage
Definition
The journey slaves made across the Atlantic to America.
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compact
Definition
An agreement, or contract, among a group of people.
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proprietary Colony
Definition
area with owner-controlled land and government.
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