Dec 8 Early Settlement Vocab Flashcard

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Legally bound to work for a fixed term.

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indenture servant

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Treating people as property and forcing them to work against their will.

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slavery

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Large farm for crops.

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plantation

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Religious settlement in a foreign land.

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mission

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A group responsible for making laws.

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legislature

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A religious institution officially recognized and supported by a government.

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established church

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Public official with authority over an area.

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governor

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A colony established by a monarch

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royal colony

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Lands on or near a border.

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borderlands

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Settlement ruled by a distant country.

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colony