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Chaper 6
Lesson #3 (pp. 179-182)
Word | Definition |
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land grant | land given to a colonist by a government |
hacienda | a large estaste, such as a ranch or plantation, especially in a Spanish-speaking country |
debt peonage | system in which workers are held for service until they can pay off their debts |
peninsulares | people in the Spanish colonies who were not born in the colonies but who came from Spain |
Creole | person in the Spanish colonies who was of Spanish ancestry but who was born in the colonies |
social class | person's rank in society based on birth, wealth, or the type of work the person does |