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29 Cards in this Set
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colony
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group of people who settle in a distant land but are still ruled by the government of their native land p.70
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turning point
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moment in history that marks a decisive change p. 70
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circumnavigate
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travel all the way around the Earth p.71
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Columbian Exchange
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the global exchange of goods and ideas resulting from the encounter between the peoples of the Eastern and Western hemispheres p.71
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conquistador
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name for the Spanish explorers who claimed lands in the Americas for Spain p.74
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pueblos
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a town in the Spanish colonies; Anasazi village p. 74
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presidio
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fort where soldiers lived in the Spanish colonies p.77
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mission
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religious settlement run by Catholic priests and friars p. 78
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peninsulare
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person from Spain who held a position of power in a Spanish colony p. 78
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creole
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person born in Spain's American colonies to Spanish parents p.78
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mestizo
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in Spanish American colonies, person of mixed Spanish and Indian background p. 76
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encomienda
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land grant given by the Spanish government to Spanish settlers that included the right to demand labor or taxes from Native Americans p. 78
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plantation
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large estate farmed by many workers p. 80
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northwest passage
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a natural waterway through or around North America p. 81
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Protestant Reformation
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movement to reform the Catholic Church in the 1500's; led to the creation of many different Christian churches p. 83
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coureur de bois
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French colonist who lived in the woods as a fur trapper p.83
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alliance
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agreement between nations to aid and protect one another p.85
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charter
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legal document giving certain rights to a person or company. p.88
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burgess
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representative to the colonial Virginia government p.90
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House of Burgesses
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representative assembly in colonial Virginia p. 90
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representative government
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political system in which voters elect representative to make laws for them p. 90
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Magna Carta
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signed in 1215, a British document that contains two basic ideas: Monarchs themselves have to obey the laws, and citizens have basic rights p 90
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Parliament
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representative assembly in England p. 90
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Pilgrims
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in the 1600's English settlers who sought religious freedom in the Americas p. 93
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established church
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chosen religion of a state p.94
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persecution
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mistreatment or punishment of a group of people because of their beliefs p. 94
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Mayflower Compact
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a 1620 agreement for ruling the Plymouth Colony, signed by Pilgrims before they landed at Plymouth p. 95
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precedent
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an act or decision that sets the example for others to follow p. 96
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Thanksgiving
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day at the end of the harvest season set aside by the Pilgrims to give thanks to God p. 97
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