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SS C5 Vocab
Flash Cards
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| colony | A settlement ruled by a distant country. |
| viceroy | A person sent by the king to rule a colony |
| mestizo | A child or descendant of a Spanish colonist and a Native American |
| hacienda | A plantation or a large ranch owned by Spanish colonists |
| mission | A settlement of missionaries |
| presidio | A Spanish fort |
| charter | A written agreement giving someone the right to establish a colony |
| invest | To put money into a business in the hoping of earning profit |
| stock | A share or part of a company |
| indentured servant | A person who agreed to work for a certain amount of time for different things |
| Puritan | A Protestant who wanted to change the church of England. |
| Separatist | Puritans who wanted to leave the Church of England |
| Pilgrim | A Puritan who left England to go to a Plymouth colony |
| missionary | Someone who travels to do religious work |
| pelt | An animal skin with fur on it |
| patroon | A person who traded for land from Dutch Colonies |
| religious persecution | Keeping people from worshiping god to the way they think is right |