England's Colonies Vocabulary

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Cash crop

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A crop grown to sell

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Purpose of cash crop

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Not for grower to use

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Charter (noun):

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A document granting permission to create a colony (or company) and defining its rights and privileges

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Debt (noun): 

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The state of owing money

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Dissenter (noun):

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A person who has and/or expresses beliefs that are different from those that are commonly or officially held

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Indentured servant (noun):

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A person who signed a contract (or “indenture”) agreeing to work for another person for a period of time to pay off a debt or in exchange for travel expenses o the colony; when the contract was up, the indentured servant received some land, money, and supplies 

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Plantocracy (noun):

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A group of wealthy planters who held great influence over a society’s economic, cultural, and political life 

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Subsistence farming (noun):

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Farming that produces enough food to meet one’s needs without any surplus for sale

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Tolerance (noun):

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An attitude of acceptance and open-mindedness, especially towards opinions or behavior that one does not agree with