McGraw Hill Chapter 3 Vocab 5the Grade

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Assembly

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A government legislature that represents the people of a particular place

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Cash crop

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A plant grown for making money

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Commerce

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The buying and selling of goods

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Covenant

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A contract; an agreement

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Demand

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The level of need for something

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dissension

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Disagreement between members of a group over an important issue

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What was the encomienda system?

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A system of forced labor in Spanish colonies

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environment

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The setting in which something takes place

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Missionary

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A person on a religious mission, usually to convert others to Christianity.

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proprietor

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A person with the legal right or title to something