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unit 3 : European Exploration CMS
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Social Studies
7th Grade
10/03/2012

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expedition
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a journey undertaken by a group of people with a definte purpose
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colony
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a land claimed for and controlled by a distant nation
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conquistador
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a spainsh explorer who searched for wealt and land in the americas
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commission
Definition
to grant the power or authority to carry out a specific task
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viceroy
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governer of a colony who rules in the name of the king
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friar
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persons beloning to one of the religous brotherhoods of the Roman Catholic Church 
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pueblo
Definition
native american village of houses built of adobe or sundried bricks of straw & clay
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missionary 
Definition
one who is sent to do religous or charitable work in a terriotory or foregin country
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buccaneer 
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a pirate , especially one who preyed on ships during the 1600s
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delta
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a triangle shaped area of mud and silt deposits that forms at the mouth of some recievers
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mission
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a settlement founded to spread christinaity to the people of the area
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