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Chapter 4 - European Settlement

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land or a settlement ruled by another country   colony  
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a person who lives in a land ruled by a distant country   colonist  
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an area of land that serves as a barrier   buffer zone  
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land that stretched across what is now the southern United States from Florida to California   borderlands  
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a Spanish ‘fort’   presidio  
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long-lasting   permanent  
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a name for a large estate in the borderlands along the border of Mexico and New Spain   hacienda  
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able to provide for one’s own needs without help from others   self-sufficient  
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a person sent by a church to teach its religion   missionary  
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a small religious settlement   mission  
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a war between two groups in the same country   civil war  
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a settlement ruled directly by a monarch   royal colony  
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a settlement where a king or monarch gives the land to one person for that person to rule   proprietary colony  
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an owner   proprietor  
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a huge farm   plantation  
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a commander of English warships that attacked Spanish ships carrying treasures   sea dog  
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a resource that can be used to make a products   raw material  
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a fleet of war ships   armada  
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a share of ownership in a company   stock  
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economic success   prosperity  
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a crop people raise to sell rather than use themselves   cash crop  
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a branch of the government that makes laws   legislature  
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a representative who is chosen by and speaks for other people   burgess  
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the right to control and make decisions   authority  
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a person who makes a journey for religious reasons   pilgrim  
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an agreement   compact  
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control of one’s own government   self-rule  
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more than half the people agree for a decision to be made   majority rule  
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