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Vocabulary Word Definition Illustration
1. Cash CropCrop grown to be sold for
money rather than personal use
2. Indentured Servant
Person who is under contract to work for another for a specified time in return for payment of
travel expenses
3. Burgess An elected representative of a town (burg)
4. Representative Government
Elected officials represent the interests of the voters
5. Self-Government Control of a country by its own members
6. Persecute To subject to cruel or unjust treatment
7. SeparatistEnglish Protestant who
wanted to separate from the Church of England
8. Compact Agreement between people or groups
9. Majority Rule
Political system in which the group with more than half of the members has
the power to make decisions
10. PuritanEnglish Protestant that
wanted to purify (reform) the Church of England
Illustration Definition Vocabulary Word
Moving from one country or place to live or work in
another11. Migration
Document that describes the system of laws by
which a country is governed
12. Constitution
Religion that is officially supported by
the government13. Established Church
Principle that the government has no right to
establish (promote) any one religion
14. Separation of Church and State
Place that provides shelter or protection 15. Refuge
Christian religious group whose members dress simply and have meetings without any special ceremony or priests
16. Quaker
Someone who believes that war and violence are
wrong17. Pacifist
Person who wants to stop or abolish slavery 18. Abolitionist
To allow something you don’t necessarily agree
with to happen19. Tolerate (Toleration)
A person that owes money 20. Debtor