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27 Cards in this Set
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Armada
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A Spanish fleet of warships
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Authority
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The right to control and make decisions
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Borderlands
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Area of land on or near the borders between countries, colonies, or regions that serve as a barrier
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Buffer zone
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An area that serves as a barrier
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Burgess
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A representative in the legislature of colonial Virginia or Maryland
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cash crop
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a crop that people raise to sell rather than use themselves
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civil war
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war between 2 groups in the same country
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Colonists
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A person who lives in a land ruled by a distant country
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Compact
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an agreement
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Hacienda
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A large street where cattle and sheep are raised
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Legislature
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The lawmaking branch of government
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Majority rule
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The political idea that the majority of an organized group should have the power to make decisions for the whole group
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Mission
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A small religious settlement
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Missionary
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A person sent out by a church to spread its religion
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Permanent
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Long lasting
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Pilgrim
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A person who makes a journey for religious reasons
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Plantation
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A huge farm
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Presidio
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A Spanish fort
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Proprietary colony
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A colony owned and ruled by one person who was chosen by a king or queen
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Proprietor
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An owner
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Prosperity
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Economic success
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Raw material
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A resource that can be used to make a product
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Royal colony
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A colony ruled directly by a monarch
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Seadog
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A commander of English warships that attacked Spanish ships carrying treasure
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Self rule
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Control of one's own government
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Self sufficient
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Able to provide for one's own needs without help
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Stock
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A share of ownership in a business
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