13 Colonies Flashcard

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a body of lawmakers

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assembly

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a person who works for a period of time to pay off money owed for a debt

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indentured servant

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to give something to someone of lower rank as a favor or privilege

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grant

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the way people use their resources to meet needs and wants

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economy

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a group of businesses that produce certain goods or services

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industry

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a large farm on which crops are grown by free or enslaved workers

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plantation

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True or False: Both Pennsylvania and Rhode Island were founded so that people could freely practice the religion of their choice.

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True

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Large plantations of rice, indigo, and cotton flourished in the hot, humid, swampy colonies in the

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Southern Colonies

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True or False: Colonists in Pennsylvania had a more democratic government because propertied, male landowners could vote for representatives and the General Assembly could write their own laws.

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True

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True or false: The economies of the three parts of the colonies (New England, Middle, and Southern) were all based on the same industries.

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False