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Social Studies
Early in United States
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ancestors | early family members, of present-day American Indians |
| barter | exchange goods |
| borderlands | lands on the edge of New Spain |
| caravel | a light sailing ship |
| cash crop | a crop that people grow to sell |
| civilization | a group of people with the forms of government, religion, and learning |
| colony | a land ruled ruled by another country |
| confederation | loose group of government working together |
| conquistador | conquerors; Spanish explorers and soldiers |
| convert | the goal to change the beliefs |
| dugouts | hollowed out logs to make boats |
| expedition | a trip taken with the goal of exploring |
| historians | people who study the past |
| lodges | round earthen houses |
| missionary | teachers of religion, to the Americas |
| navigation | the science of planning and following a routes |
| presidio | a Spanish fort on the border |
| pueblo | the village where the Ancient Puebloans lived |
| slavery | the practice of holding people against their will and making them work without pay |
| tepee | a cone-shaped tent |