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| colony | a group of people who settle in a distant land but are still ruled by the government of their native land.
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| turning point | a moment in history that marks a decisive change.
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| circumnavigate | sail completely around the world
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| Columbian Exchange | the transfer of food, medicine, government, technology, the arts, and language between the eastern and western hemispheres of people
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| conquistado | conquerors who marched into the Americas in the 1500's
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| pueblo | towns that was the center of farming and trade
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| presido | forts where soldiers lived
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| mission | religious settlements run by Catholic priests and friars
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| peninsulare | they were born in Spain and they held the highest jobs in government and the church
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| creoloe | people born in the Americas to Spanish parents
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| mestizo | people of mixed Spanish and Indian backgrounds. they worked on farms and ranches owned by peninsulares and creoles
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| encomienda | land grants that included the right to demand labor or taxes from Native Americans.
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| plantation | a large estate farmed by many workers
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| northwest passage | waterway through or around North America
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| protestant reformation | movement to reform the roman Catholic church in 1500's led to the creation of many different christian churches
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| coureur de bois | french colonist who lived in the woods as a fur trapper
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| missionary | a person who tries to spread certain religious beliefs among a group of people
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| alliance | agreement between nations to aid and protect one another
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| charter | a legal document giving certain rights to a person or company
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| burgess | representatives to the government
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| house of burgesses | representative assembly in colonial Virginia
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| representative government | political systems in which voters elect representatives to make laws for them
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| Magna Carta | signed in 1215 a British document that contained two basic ideas: Monarchs themselves to obey the laws, and citizens have basic rights
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| Parliament | representative assembly in England
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| pilgrims | in the 1600's, English settlers who sought religious freedom in the Americas
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| established church | chosen religion of a state
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| persecution | mistreatment or punishment of a group of people because of their beliefs
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| Mayflower compact | a 1620 agreement for ruling the Plymouth Colony
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| precedent | act or decision that sets an example for others to follow
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| Thanksgiving | day at the end of the harvest seas on set aside by the pilgrims to give thanks to God.
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| Puritans | a religious group
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| General Court | male church members also elected representatives to an assembly
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| Fundamental orders of Connecticut | gave white men who owned property to vote. it limited the governor's power.
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| religious tolerance | a willingness to let others practice their own beliefs
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| sabbath | holy day of rest
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| town meetings | settlers discussed and voted on many issues
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| patroon | owners of huge estates
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| proprietary colony | king gave land to one or more people in return for a yearly payment
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| royal colony | a colony under the direct control of the English crown.
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| Quakers | one of the most despised religious groups in England
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| Pennsylvania dutch | new arrivals from German-speaking Protestants. could not pronounce the word Deutsch which means German
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| Cash crops | crops that are sold for money at market
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