Social Studies - Chapter 4 Vocabulary

Question 1

A lawmaking branch of government:

Accepted Answer

legislature

Question 2

A contract, or agreement of terms:

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compact

Question 3

The money left over after all costs have been paid:

Accepted Answer

profit

Question 4

A colony owned by the king or queen:

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royal colony

Question 5

A Spanish fort in the borderlands:

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presidio

Question 6

A religious settlement:

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mission

Question 7

A resource that can be used to make product:

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raw material

Question 8

A large farm:

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plantation

Question 9

A land ruled by another country:

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colony

Question 10

The amount of a good offered for sale:

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supply

Question 11

When more than half the people agree:

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majority rule

Question 12

To speak on behalf in government:

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represent

Question 13

Part ownership in a business:

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stock

Question 14

The practice of holding people against their will and making them work without pay:

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slavery

Question 15

A crop people grow to sell:

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cash crop

Question 16

Lands on the edge of Spain's claims:

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borderlands

Question 17

A person who makes a journey for a religious reason:

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pilgrim

Question 18

The right to govern oneself:

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self-government

Question 19

People who agreed to work without pay for a length of time:

Accepted Answer

indentured servants

Question 20

A colony owned by one person:

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proprietary colony

Question 21

A partner:

Accepted Answer

ally

Question 22

The desire for a product:

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demand

Question 23

A large Spanish home:

Accepted Answer

hacienda

Social Studies - Chapter 4 Vocabulary

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Social Studies - Chapter 4 Vocabulary

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