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16 Cards in this Set
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separatist
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Puritan who wanted to leave the Church or England
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enslaved
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when someone has been forced into a system where he or she works for no pay and can be bought and sold as property
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Islam
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a religion based on the belief that there is only one God and that Muhammad was his most important prophet
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renaissance
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the period between the 14th and 16th centuries when Europeans made many advances in art, literature, and science
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religious persecution
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keeping people from worshipping God the they think is right
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ambush
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to attack by surprise froma hiding place
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epidemic
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an outbreak of disease that makes many people sick at once
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pilgrimage
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a journey made by religious people to a place they consider sacred
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privateer
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the captain of an army, privately owned ship, whom the government has given permission to attack enemy ship, any private ship operated by such a person
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pelt
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an animal skin with hair or fur still on it
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saga
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Icelandic legends about events that happened in the past
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immunity
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the ability to resist getting sick from a disease
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puritan
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a protestant during the 16th and 17th centuries who wanted to change the church of England
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legend
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a story that is told over and over again by many generations of people
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Columbian exchange
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the transfer of peoples, plants, and animals across the Atlantic Ocean after Columbus's first trip to the Americas
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plantation
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a large farm where crops are grown and the people who tend it live on the land
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