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Chapter 1-3 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Conquistador | a Spanish explorer |
| Armada | a fleet of warships |
| Tenant farmer | settler who pays rent/provides work in exchange for the right to use land |
| Unalienable rights | rights than cannot be taken away |
| Culture | the way of life of people who share similar beliefs and customs |
| Federation | a government that links or unites different groups |
| Plantation | a large farm |
| Primary source | original material from the time period being studied |
| The Reformation | religious movement rejecting or changing some of the Catholic beliefs |
| Pilgrimage | a journey to a holy place |
| Presidio | type of fort usually built near a mission |
| Northwest Passage | sea passage between the Atlantic and Pacific; a direct water route through the Americas |
| Capital | machines, buildings, and tools used to make goods and services |
| Inference | something that we assume based on what appears to be true |
| Ethics | principles against which actions are determined to be right or wrong |
| Natural right | basic right to which all |
| Circumnavigate | to sail around the world |
| Innovation | something that improves upon an existing process or service |
| Immigration | coming to live in a new country |
| Economics | the study of how people and countries make choices about ways to use scarce resources to meet their needs and wants |