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Chapter 2
European Colonization of the Americas
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History
10th Grade
09/25/2011

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Colony
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An area settled by immigrants who continue to be ruled by their parents country
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Hidalgo
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Young Spanish gentleman
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Reconquista
Definition
An effort to expel followers of Islam from the Iberian peninsula.
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Conquistadors
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Spanish conquerors of the Americas
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Encomienda Systen
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Native Americans would provide services such as farming, ranching, and mining in return for civilization and protection.
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Mestizo
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A person of mixed Spanish and Native American descent
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Presidio
Definition
Spanish settlements/forts
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Missions
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Headquarters where Missionaries lived and worked
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Congregaciones
Definition
Settled villages where Native Americans were forced to farm and worship
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Pueblo Revolt of 1680
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The weakening of the Spanish by the Native Americans, or Pueblos
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Privateer
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Pirate
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Charter
Definition
Certificate of permission
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Joint-stock company
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A company run by a group of investors who share the company's profits and losses
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Royal colony
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Government appointed by the king
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Legislature
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Lawmaking assemble
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House of Burgesses
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The legislature made up of representatives from Virginia
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Indentured servants
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Slaves who worked for their master for a period of time, usually 7 years, in exchange for payment for their voyage to America and food and shelter
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Bacon's rebellion
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Bacon's revolt against Berkeley's failure to protect the western settlers
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Puritans
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English that thought the Protestant church resembled too much of the Catholic practices
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Pilgrims
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A group of Separatists (opposites of Puritans) who wanted to worship freely
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Mayflower Compact
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An agreement made by the Pilgrims to obey all the laws of their government
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Great Migration
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The first flood of colonists who came to New England
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Sachem
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Native American leader
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Pequot War
Definition
Massachusetts vs. Peguot
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King Phillip's War
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Indian groups uniting in an effort to drive out the English
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Synagogue
Definition
Jewish house of worship
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Quakers
Definition
Members of the Protestant church that had suffered persecution in England
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Proprietary colony
Definition
Colony granted by king or queen to an individual or group of people who had full governing righs
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