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Chapter 2, Lesson 1
Explorer of Florida and Texas
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Merchants | A person who buys and sells goods. |
| Navigation | The process of charting a course for a ship or an aircraft. |
| Astrolabe | A instrument used in navigation. |
| Technology | The use of scientific knowledge or new tools to improve how things are done. |
| Caravel | A small, fast sailing ship created by the Portuguese in the 1400s. |
| Trading Posts | A store set up in a distant place to allow trade to take place. |
| Slave trade | The capture, enslavement, buying , and selling of people for profit. |
| Patron | A person who supports the work of anther person or organization, often with money. |
| Conquistadors | A conqueror. |
| Expedition | An organized group of people taking a journey for a purpose. |
| Empire | A group of nations or peoples ruled by a single authority. |
| Circumnavigate | To travel completely around. |
| Colony | A settlement far away from the country that rules it. |