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28 Cards in this Set
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buffer |
an area of land that serves as a barrier |
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borderlands |
areas of land on or near the borders between countries, colonies, or regions |
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presidio |
a fort |
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permanent |
long-lasting |
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scarce |
not plentiful |
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haciendas |
large estates |
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self-sufficient |
self-supporting |
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missions |
small religious communities |
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royal colony |
a colony controlled by a king or queen |
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portage |
the carrying of canoes & supplies around waterfalls & rapids or overland between rivers |
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tributaries |
branches of a river or stream |
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proprietary colony |
a colony that was owned & ruled by one person who was chosen by a king or queen |
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proprietor |
an owner |
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Puritans |
members of the Church of England who settled in North America to follow Christian beliefs in a more "pure" way |
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charter |
a document giving a person or group official approval to take a certain action |
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Fundamental Orders |
the first written system of government in North America. It was adopted in Connecticut. |
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influence |
the ability people or things have to affect other people or things. |
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refuge |
a safe place |
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immigrants |
people who come to live in a country from their home country |
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frontier |
the land beyond a settlement |
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cash crop |
a crop that people raise to sell rather than to use themselves |
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House of Burgesses |
an assembly that met in the colony of Virginia to make laws |
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naval stores |
products made from pine tar that were used in building & repairing ships |
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indigo |
a plant from which a blue dye is made |
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debtors |
people who have been in prison for owing money |
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New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island |
The Northern/New England Colonies |
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New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware |
The Middle Colonies |
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Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia |
The Southern Colonies |
