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Vocabulary #5
European Exploration of the New World
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8th Grade
09/22/2008

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middleman
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a trader who purchases goods from a producer and resells them to another trader or a consumer
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monarch
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a king or queen who rules a country/nation
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colony
Definition
group of people who keep ties to their homeland and settle down in a new land
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mercantilism
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a policy of trade when a country exports more than imports; colonies must supply materials to their mother country
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indentured servant
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someone who agreed to work for someone else in exchange for passage to the New World
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slave
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a person who spends their life in service to others and has few rights
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garrison
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a fort which houses troops
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trustee
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a person who holds responsibility for others
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charter
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a document taht is legal that agives special rights or privledges
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regulations
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orders from the government
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artisian
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a craftsperson
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militia
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an army of citizens
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isthmus
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narrow land strip with water on both sides and connects two larger pieces of land
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