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AH Chapter 3
american history test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| colony | a group of people who settle in a distant land and still ruled by the government of their native land |
| turning point | a moment in history that marks a decisive change |
| circumnavigate | sail completely around |
| columbian exchange | transfer of goods and ideas between eastern and western hemispheres (europeans/natives) |
| conquistadors | spanish conquerors that came to the americas in the 1500's |
| pueblo | centers of farming and trade with a plaza in the middle |
| presidios | forts where soldiers lived |
| mission | religious settlements run by catholic priests and friars |
| peninsulares | highest social class in new spain, held highest jobs in government and church |
| creoles | people born in the americas to spanish parents |
| mestizos | people of mixed spanish and indian background |
| plantation | large estate formed by many workers |
| encomiendas | land grants given to spanish; included the right to demand labor/taxes from native americans |
| north west passage | a waterway through or around north america |
| coureur de bois | french colonists who lived and worked in the woods |
| protestant reformation | split between catholics and the protestants in the 1500s |
| alliance | an agreement between nations to aid and protect one another |
| charter | a legal document giving certain rights to a person or company |
| house of burgesses | an assembly made up of representatives to the government-virginia |
| representative government | voters elect representatives to make laws for them |
| magna carta | document that limited the power of the english king; signed in 1215 |
| pilgrims | the founders of plymouth |
| established church | the chosen religion of a particular country |
| persecution | the mistreatment of punishment of certain people because of their beliefs |
| mayflower compact | one of the earliest documents that organized government in america; signed by the pilgrims |
| precedent | example for others to follow in the future. |