| A | B |
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| PURITAN | a member of the Church of England who settled in North America to follow Christian beliefs in a more "pure" way |
| CHARTER | an official paper in which certain rights are given by the government to a person, group or business |
| COMMON | a village green or open space where animals can graze |
| SPECIALIZE | to work at one kind of a job and do it well |
| TOWN MEETING | an assembly in the New England Colonies in which male landowners could take part in government |
| PUBLIC OFFICE | a job a person is elected to do |
| MEETING HOUSE | place for church services and business meetings |
| stranded | stuck somewhere |
| location | a place |
| cattle | cows |
| grazing | eating grass |
| cobbler | shoemaker |
| blacksmith | a person who makes goods from iron (horseshoes, nails) |
| cooper | a barrel maker |
| mill | where flour is made |
| barter | instead of paying money for something, you trade favors for each other |
| livestock | farm animals |
| constable | police officer |
| sermon | an explanation of the Bible's teachings |
| authority | power to tell people what to do |
| minister | a church leader: like a priest, preacher or rabbi |
