Colonial Terms and Figures

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Immigrant

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Someone who moves to a different country to live

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Royal Colony

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Colony or settlement that is ruled by a King or Queen

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Assembly

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A group of people who make decisions about government matters

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Richard Nicolls

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The first governor of the New York colony under English control

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Government

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An organized system of leaders that runs a community or country

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Tradition

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A custom that is special to a culture

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Huguenots

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French immigrants

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Tax

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A sum of money paid to help support the government

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Indentured servant

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A person who agrees to work without pay for a period of time in exchange for travel and shelter

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James, Duke of York

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An Englishman who took New Netherlands away from the Dutch, but allowed the Dutch to follow their old ways.