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The American Nation Ch 3
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History
7th Grade
10/26/2006

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turning point
Definition
a moment in history that marks a decisive change
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circumnavigate
Definition
sail completely around
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Columbian Exchange
Definition
exchange of goods and ideas between Eastern and Western hemispheres
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conquistadors
Definition
also called conquerors
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pueblos
Definition
towns where the farming and trade did business
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Presidios
Definition
forts where soldiers lived
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missions
Definition
religious settlements run by Catholic priests
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peninsulares
Definition
top of the social class, held the highest jobs in Spain
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creoles
Definition
people born in the Americas to Spanish parents (below the peninsulares on the social scale)
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Mestizos
Definition
mixed Spanish and Indian background (below the creoles)
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encomiendas
Definition
land grants that included the right to demand labor taxes from Native Americans
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plantation
Definition
large estate farmed by many workers
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Northwest Passage
Definition
waterway through or ar5ound North America
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Protestant Reformation
Definition
protested against the Catholic church
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courier de bois
Definition
French colonists who lived and worked in the woods
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alliance
Definition
an agreement between nations to aid and protect one another
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charter
Definition
a legal document giving certain right to a person or colony
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burgesses
Definition
representatives to the gov't
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House of Burgesses
Definition
where the assembly met
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representative gov't
Definition
voters elect representatives to make laws for them
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Magna Carta
Definition
document that said the king could not raise taxes without first consulting a Great Council
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Parliament
Definition
division between the House of Lords and the House of Commons
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established church
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the chosen religion
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presecution
Definition
mistreatment or punishment of certain people because of their beliefs
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Mayflower Compact
Definition
framework to govern their (Pilgrims) colony
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Precedent
Definition
exmaple for others to follow, like George Washington set a precedent for other to follow
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Thanksgiving
Definition
A dat the Pilgrims set aside to be thankful for the good harvest(national holiday)
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