Chapter 7 Vocabulary

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Apprentice

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A person who learns an occupation by getting experience under a skilled worker.

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Assembly

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A body of law makers.

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Economy

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The way that a particular region or country uses resources to produce and sell or trade goods and services to meet people's needs and wants.

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Grant

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To give something to someone of lower rank as a favor or privilege.

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Indentured Servant

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A person who works for a period of time to pay off money owed for a debt, such as passage from Europe or other debts.

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Industry

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A group of businesses that produce certain goods or services.

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Plantation

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A large farm on which crops are grown by free workers or slaves who live on the land.

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West Indies

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Islands that lie between southeastern North America and northern South America, and separate the Caribbean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean.