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13 Colonies Vocab

TermDefinition
growing season The time of year when it is warm enough for plants to grow.
backcountry The land "in back of" the area where most colonists settled.
tidewater The area where water in rivers and streams rises and falls with the ocean's tides.
fall line The line where rivers from higher land flow to lower land and often form waterfalls.
town meeting A gathering at which colonists held elections and voted on the laws for their towns.
banish To force someone to leave a place.
self-government A form of government in which people who live in a place make laws for themselves.
dissenter A person who does not agree with the beliefs of his or her leaders.
industry All the businesses that make one kind of product or provide one kind of service.
export A product sent to another country and sold.
import A good brought into one country from another.
Middle Passage The voyage of enslaved Africans from Africa to the West Indies.
slave trade The business of buying and selling human beings.
proprietor A person who owned and controlled all the land of a colony.
representative Someone who is chosen to speak and act for others.
treaty An official agreement between nations or groups.
free market economy An economic system in which the people, not the government, decide what will be produced.
free enterprise A system in which people may start any business that they believe will succeed.
artisan Someone who is skilled at making something by hand, such as silver spoons or wooden chairs.
laborer A person who does hard physical work.
apprentice Someone who studies with a master to learn a skill or business.
plantation A large farm in which crops are raised by workers who live on the farm.
legislature A group of people with the power to make and change laws.
refuge A safe place.
debtor A person who owes money.
indigo A plant that can be made into a dark blue dye.
overseer A person who watches and directs the work of other people.
spiritual An African American religious folk song.
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