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colonists
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people who live in a colony
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grant
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gift of money
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compact
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an agreement
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agent
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a person who does business for other people
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Northwest Passage
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a water route that explorers wanted to find so that traders could go through North America to Asia
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profit
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the money left over after everything has been paid for
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rumor
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stories without proof
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Armada
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fleet of war ships
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cival war
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a war between people of the same country.
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colony
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a settlement ruled by another country
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interpreter
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Aperson who translates from one language to another.
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conquistador
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Spanish conquerors in the Americas during the early 1500s.
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trade network
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a system in which trade takes place between certain groups of people.
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claim
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to declare that you or your country owns something
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plantations
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huge farms
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pilgrim
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a person who makes a journey for a religious reason
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Mayflower Compact
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An agreement by those on the Mayflower to make and obey laws for their colony. This was the first self-rule by American Colonists.
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desertion
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running away from duties, such as military duties.
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mainland
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the main part of a continent
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missionary
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a person who teaches his or her religion to others
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