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26 Cards in this Set
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Buffer
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an area of land that serves as a barrier
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borderlands
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Spanish land that served as a buffer from the attack of other European colonists
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presidio
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Spanish fort
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permanent
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long-lasting
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scarce
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not plentiful
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haciendas
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large estates to raise cattle, sheep or horses.
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self-sufficient
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self- supporting;
haciendas were ____________. |
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missions
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small religious communities
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Royal Colony
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King would rule the colony not buisness people.
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portage
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The carrying of canoes and supplies around water and weaterfalls.
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tributaries
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branch rivers
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Proprietary colony
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King gave ownership to one person; Louisianawas a _________colony.
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proprietor
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owner
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puritans
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A member of the Church of England that wanted to practice in a pure way.
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Charter
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a document that gives a person or group official approval to take a certain action.
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Fundamental Orders
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First written system of government in the New World
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Influence
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ability that people or things have to affect other people.
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refuge
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safe place
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immigrants
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people who come to live in a country after leaving their home country.
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frontier
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land beyond the settlements
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cash crop
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crop raised to sell
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House of Burgesses
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representative house of the Virginia Colony
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naval stores
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products used and made for building and repairing ships
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indigo
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plant from which blue dye is made.
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debtors
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people that owe money
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classified
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sorted
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