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a gift of land by the king of Spain, which gave a person control over the land and the people living there
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the organization of people in a society according to wealth and power
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a person sent to a new land to spread his or her religion
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a long period without rain
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a person who risks money in a business, hoping to earn a profit
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a crop that is grown to sell, rather than to be used by the grower
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the first legislative body in the American colonies; in Virginia, this body included representatives elected by the colony's landowners
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a person chosen to act on behalf of others
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a person who makes a journey for religious reasons
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an agreement made by the Pilgrims to govern themselves and make just laws
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a person who agrees to work for a set period of time without pay, in exchange for necessities such as transportation, food, clothing, and shelter
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an early settler who left England so he or she could practice a religion freely
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a mythical shortcut by water from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean
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the buying and selling of products on a large scale
