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Colonial Society
key terms relating to colonial society 1630-1760
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History
7th Grade
12/10/2009

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[image]ECONOMY[image]
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the way goods, wealth, and services are created and used
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[image]EXPORT
Definition
to send goods to another region, area, or country
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FRONTIER
Definition
a newly settled or lightly settled area just outside an area of older settlements
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[image]BARTER
Definition
to trade a product or service for another product or service
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[image]IMPORT
Definition
an item brought into a country, region or area drom another country, region or area (to bring in)
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[image]COMMON
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an open area shared by all the villagers/neighbors
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[image]POLITICAL RIGHTS
Definition
rights given to people by the government
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[image]JURY
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a group of people who decide whether a person on trial is guilty or innocent
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[image]MERCANTILISIM
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the idea that a nation becomes stronger by building up its gold supply and increasing its trade
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REGULATE
Definition
to control, to keep something under control by a system of rules
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[image]TAX
Definition
money that must be paid to a government
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[image]TOLERATION
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allowing other people to practice their own beliefs and customs; to accept people or situations
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[image][image]INDIGO
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a plant that can be made into a blue dye
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[image]SPIRITUALS
Definition
religious songs developed by enslaved African Americans; religious songs
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