Social Studies Definitions Colonies
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- harbor
- a place where ships can land easily and safely
- gentleman
- a man that belongs to the upper class in the 1600's
- hold
- a place below decks in a shis where cargo is stored
- forge
- a workshop where a blacksmith makes metal tools and other things
- massacre
- the deliberate killing of a large number of people
- marsh
- soft, wet land
- independence
- not being ruled by another country
- governor
- a leader who is appointed
- dame
- woman of rank or authority (given o a lady whose husband died)
- contract
- a legal written paper
- palisade
- a fence of large painted stakes
- congregation
- a gathering for people or things