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15 Cards in this Set
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Mestizos
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a child or descendent of a Spanish colonists and a Native American
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Northwest Passage
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a waterfront through North America that would allow Europeans to sail west to Asia
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hacienda
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a plantation or a large ranch owned by Spanish colonists
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navigation
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to control a ship
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mission
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a settlement of missionaries
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charter
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a written agreement giving someone the right to establish a colony
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presidio
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a spanish fort
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armada
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a large number of warships acting togethr like an army's
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invest
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to put money into a business in the hope of earning a profit
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invasion
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the entrance of an armed force into another country in order to conquer it
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settlement
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a small community of people in a frontier region
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viceroy
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a person sent by the king to rule a colony
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colony
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a settlement ruled by a distant country
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stock
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a share or part of a companies
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indentured servant
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a person who agreed to work for a certain number of years in return for passage to America, food, clothing, and shelter
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