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Chapter 3 Vocabulary

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caravel   a small, fast ship with special sails that enabled it to sail into wind and travel in rough seas.  
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astrolabe   a tool once used by sailors to figure out where they were by using the position of stars.  
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convert   to change someone’s beliefs to agree with yours.  
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claim   to say that something belongs to you.  
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expedition   a journey made for a special reason.  
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colony   a settlement ruled by another country.  
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conquistador   Spanish for “conqueror”; an explorer and soldier.  
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slave   a person owned by another person and forced to work for no pay.  
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resist   to act against.  
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raid   a surprise attack.  
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persidio   a fort.  
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permanent   lasting.  
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sea dog   a commander of English warships.  
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coquina   a soft yellow limestone that forms when coral and broken shells are pressed together underground.  
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quarry   an open mine.  
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moat   a deep ditch filled with water that surrounds a fort or castle.  
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governor   the leader of a colony or state.  
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service   something that someone does for others for pay.  
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import   a good brought into one country or place from another, often to be sold.  
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export   a good shipped from one country or place to another, usually to be sold.  
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militia   a military unit.  
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mission   a religious settlement.  
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missionary   a person who teaches his or her religion.  
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camino real   Spanish for “royal road”; a well-traveled road that connected the Spanish missions in Florida.  
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