History Test 2
representation
The condition or fact of being represented.
diversify
to give variety to; to vary
flax
A plant that bears the fiber used in making linen cloth.
dame school
A school taught by a woman in her home.
bee
A social gathering for work.
incentive
A thing that urges a person on.
Stocks
A wooden frame with holes for a person's hands and feet.
taboo
Any ban on a practice or on the use of something; prohibition.
Puritans
English Protestants who tried to simplify rituals in the Church of England.
amplified
Made fuller and more extensive; expanded; enlarged.
economy
Management of the money, materials, and resources of a government or community.
tailor
One who repairs or makes clothes to order.
Viceroy
One who rules a country or colony by the authority of his king.
Toleration
Recognition of the rights of an individual to his own opinions and customs.
surplus
That which remains over and above what is needed.
insignia
A badge or emblem used as an identifying mark.
indentured servant
A colonist who agreed to work in America in exchange for his passage across the Atlantic.
plantation
A farm of many acres, worked by slaves or servants.
charter
A formal document granting special rights or privileges to a person or company.
Separatists
A group of Protestants who wanted to separate from the Church of England.
Quaker
A member of the Society of Friends, a religious group teaching brotherly love.
Burgess
A member of the Virginia lawmaking body.
tallow
A mixture of animal fats, refined for use in making candles.
proprietor
A person with the exclusive title to something.
sampler
A piece of needlework on which a girl showed the stitches she knew.
levy
To impose and collect taxes by authority.
barter
To trade by using goods or services without the use of money.
absolute
Total, unlimited.
indigo
a plant from which blue dye is made