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Explorers vocab 5th

Early Explorers 5th

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merchant buys and sells goods to earn money
profit the money left over after expenses have been paid
navigation the science of planning and guiding the route of a ship at sea
expedition journey with an important goal
empire group of nations or territories ruled by a single government or leader
colony a territory that is ruled by a distant country
convert to convince someone to change his or her religion or beliefs
mission religious community where priests taught Christianity; Spanish tried to change the American Indians' religions, culture, and language
charter document that gives permission to a person or group to do something
invest to put money into something to try to earn more money
stock piece of ownership in a company
cash crop a crop that people grow and sell to earn money
indentured servant agree to work for a number of years in exchange for the cost of a voyage to North America
pilgrim a person who makes a long journey for religious reasons
compact an agreement
cape a strip of land that stretches into a body of water
Columbian Exchange movement of goods between the Western Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere named after Columbus
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