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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cortez | Conquistador of the Aztecs |
| Pizarro | Conquistador of the Incas |
| Conquistador | Spanish explorer or soldier especially in "New World" |
| Circumnavigate | Sail around the the world completely |
| Queen Elizabeth | Queen of England in early age of exploration; made England world power |
| Merchantilism | Idea that colonies were created to make a profit for home country |
| John Smith | Leader of Jamestown, said "work or don't eat" |
| Representative Government | Where leaders are chosen by citizens |
| James Oglethorpe | Founder of the colony of Georgia |
| Plantation | Large farm where labor lives on the property |
| Royal Colony | Colony owned by king where profits go to him also |
| Proprietary Colony | Colony owned by a person or group where profits go to them |
| George Washington | Leader of the Rebels, eventually first president |
| militia | civilians that work but not part of the regular army |
| alliance | To work together |
| boycott | Official refusal to use an item |
| monopoly | Complete control of market on an item or service |
| Minutemen | Militia men who work on minutes notice |
| Thomas Jefferson | Wrote Declaration of Independence |
| Blockade | Closing of a port by naval power |
| Articles of Confderation | Original plan of government for thecolonies |
| Daniel Shays | Patriot hero who lost his farm and Rebelled against his state |
| Federalists | Those supporters of constitution without a bill of rights and strong fed government |
| Anti-Federalists | Opposed the approval of the constitution without Bill of Rights |
| Ben Franklin | Patriot leader statesmen, inventor |
| John Hancock | President of second continental congress, first to sign the Declaration of Independence |
| Benedict Arnold | Traitor to Revolutionary cause |