Colonial Times Chapter 4 and 5

Vocabulary Colonial Times economy Indentured servant slave slavery slave trade goods servicesmerchant apprenticeassembly delegate

petition A written request given to an official

economy A system for producing and delivering goods that people need and want.

indentured servant A person who had their trip to the colony paid for, and in return they would work for that person for a certain period of time (after this time the person was free)

indentured servant A person who had to work to pay off the cost of their trip to the colonies.

slave A person who is owned by another person and is forced to work for that person, often times being mistreated. A slave is not free.

slavery The practice of using slaves as a workforce

slave trade the buying and selling of enslaved people

service a job that helps people

merchant buys and sells goods to make money

goods food, clothing, other supplies

assembly a group of people who make decisions

delegate A person chosen to represent people in the assembly

apprentice works with a more skilled person to learn the skill

manor A manor was a large piece of land owned by one land owner. Other people rented land from the landowner and paid rent in the form of crops.