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5.2.1 Exploration 1
5.2.1 Exploration and Colonization Part 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Conquistador | a conqueror |
| Expedition | an organized group of people taking a journey for a purpose |
| Colony | a settlement far away from the country that rules it |
| Pilgrim | a person who makes a journey for religious reasons |
| Puritan | an early settler who left England so he or she could practice a religion freely |
| Explore | to travel around a new place for adventure or discovery |
| Merchant | a person who buys and sells goods |
| Merchant | a person who buys and sells goods |
| Merchant | a person who buys and sells goods |
| Technology | the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes |
| Caravel | a small, fast sailing ship created by the Portuguese in the 1400s |
| Trading post | 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 |
| Slave trade | the capture, enslavement, buying, and selling of people for profit |
| Epidemic | an outbreak of disease affecting many people at the same time |