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  1. labor
    productive work, especially physical work done for wages
    Corvée refers to periods of labor that farmers, who were members of the Third Estate (or class), annually owed to nobles, who were members of the Second Estate. (Source 2)
  2. peasant
    one of a class of agricultural laborers
    “Other taxes” may refer to the 10% of income that French law required peasants to donate to the Church, which was known as the First Estate. (Source 2)
  3. contagious
    easily diffused or spread as from one person to another
    During that period of contagious intellectual energy and enthusiastic quest for knowledge, the philosophes, the thinkers and writers of the Enlightenment, espoused [supported] intellectual freedom and the use of reason in the search for progress. (Source 4)
  4. intellectual
    appealing to or using rational thought
    During that period of contagious intellectual energy and enthusiastic quest for knowledge, the philosophes, the thinkers and writers of the Enlightenment, espoused [supported] intellectual freedom and the use of reason in the search for progress. (Source 4)
  5. espouse
    choose and follow a theory, idea, policy, etc.
    During that period of contagious intellectual energy and enthusiastic quest for knowledge, the philosophes, the thinkers and writers of the Enlightenment, espoused [supported] intellectual freedom and the use of reason in the search for progress. (Source 4)
  6. loom
    appear very large or occupy a commanding position
    Education therefore loomed large in this view of their mission. (Source 4)
  7. formal
    in accord with established conventions and requirements
    Their approach to education was not limited to formal schooling, but instead took in the development of the individual and the continued application of critical inquiry throughout one’s life. (Source 4)
  8. application
    the act of using something for a particular purpose
    Their approach to education was not limited to formal schooling, but instead took in the development of the individual and the continued application of critical inquiry throughout one’s life. (Source 4)
  9. critical
    characterized by careful evaluation and judgment
    Their approach to education was not limited to formal schooling, but instead took in the development of the individual and the continued application of critical inquiry throughout one’s life. (Source 4)
  10. inquiry
    a search for knowledge
    Their approach to education was not limited to formal schooling, but instead took in the development of the individual and the continued application of critical inquiry throughout one’s life. (Source 4)
  11. resent
    feel bitter or indignant about
    They controlled much of the land and business in the colonies, but they deeply resented the power of the Peninsulares. (Source 9)
  12. indigenous
    originating where it is found
    Mestizos, people of mixed European and indigenous heritage, held a lower place in society. (Source 9)
  13. heritage
    an attribute that is inherited from ancestors
    Mestizos, people of mixed European and indigenous heritage, held a lower place in society. (Source 9)
  14. plantation
    an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale
    They worked as servants to the Peninsulares and Creoles and as plantation overseers and farmhands. (Source 9)
  15. ancestry
    inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
    Mulattoes, people of mixed European and African ancestry, occupied a similar place in society to Mestizos. (Source 9)
Created on Tue Jul 21 15:37:53 EDT 2020 (updated Tue Jul 21 15:55:38 EDT 2020)

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