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SC History Vocabulary 2
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History
8th Grade
09/23/2010

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expedition
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a journey for a specific purpose, such as exploration
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Proprietor
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a person who is granted ownership of a colony with full rights to establish a government and distribute land
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charter
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official permission to operate something, such as a colony or a corporation
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mercantilism
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economic theory and policy that emphasized building wealth by exporting more goods than a nation imports
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plantation
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a large-scale farm where many workers labor together to grow a simple cash crop
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slave
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a person who is considered to be the property of others and who has few rights
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indentured servant
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a person who agreed to work for a master without wages for a certain number of years in exchange for passage to america
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mutiny
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a rebellion against authority
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self-government
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the power of a people to govern themselves, generally by electing representatives
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