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13 English Colonies
English Colonies
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12th Grade
08/09/2018

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Exploration
Definition
"...is one of the most important periods of geographical exploration in human history. It started in the early 15th century and lasted until the 17th century.
#Discovery
Term
Freedom
Definition
the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint.
#Happiness
Term
Immigration
Definition
the process by which people come in to a foreign country to live there, or the number of people coming in.
#Hispanics
Term
Settlement
Definition
the act of going to live in a new place where few people have lived before, or the place where people have come to live
or
an official agreement that ends an argument.
#Sittingdown
Term
Analyze
Definition
to study something in a systematic and careful way.
#Study
Term
Contribution
Definition
money, support, or other help.
#Giving
Term
Development
Definition
In a literary work, development is the movement from one event to another or the changes in the characters’ understanding.
#Changes
Term
Explain
Definition
to make something clear or easy to understand by describing or giving information about it.
#Because
Term
Factors
Definition
a fact or situation that influences a result.
#Bulletpoints
Term
Impact
Definition
the strong effect or influence that something has on a situation or person.
#BIGeffect
Term
Influence
Definition
the power to have an effect on people or things, or someone or something having such power.
#Guiding
Term
Patterns
Definition
a particular way in which something is done or organized, or in which something happens.
#Repeatingsteps
Term
Shape
Definition
the particular way something looks as a whole.
#Square
Term
Commerce
Definition
the buying and selling of goods and services, esp. in large amounts.
#Exchange
Term
Economic
Definition
relating to trade, industry, and money.
#Money
Term
Emigrate
Definition
to leave a country permanently and go to live in another one.
#Leaveyourland
Term
Exploration
Definition
the act of traveling to a place or searching a place in order to learn about it.
#searching
Term
Immigrate
Definition
come to live permanently in a foreign country.
#Crossingtheboarder
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Imperial
Definition
relating to a government or country that controls or rules other countries.
#Rulingover
Term
Mercantilism
Definition
an economic theory developed in the 16th to 18th centuries holding that a government should control the economy and that a nation should increase its wealth by selling more than it buys from other nations.
#ControllingEconomy
Term
Politics
Definition
the activities of the government, politicians, or political parties, or the study of these activities.
#BlueandRed
Term
Region
Definition
a particular area or part of a state, country, or the earth’s surface
#partofLand
Term
Topography
Definition
the natural features of land, esp. the shape of its surface, or the science of mapping those features.
#Landscape
Term
HoHoKam
Definition
The Hohokam were an ancient Native American culture centered in the present US state of Arizona. The Hohokam are one of the four major cultures of the American Southwest and northern Mexico in Southwestern archaeology.
#Nativetribe
Term
Kinship
Definition
the relationship between members of the same family.
#Familyharmony
Term
Encomienda
Definition
a grant by the Spanish Crown to a colonist in America conferring the right to demand tribute and forced labor from the Indian inhabitants of an area
#Forcingindians.
Term
Headright System
Definition
It was used as a way to attract new settlers to the region and address the labor shortage. With the emergence of tobacco farming, a large supply of workers was needed. New settlers who paid their way to Virginia received 50 acres of land.
#Attractingworkers
Term
Foundation
Definition
a fact, idea, etc. that provides support for something
or
the act of establishing an organization, state, etc.
#BaseofaBuilding
Term
Ideologies
Definition
a theory or set of beliefs, esp. one on which a political system, party, or organization is based.
#Ideasandthoughts
Term
Individualism
Definition
the idea that each person should think and act independently rather than depending on others.
#self
Term
Involuntary
Definition
not done willingly, or not done intentionally.
#Forcing
Term
Motivation
Definition
willingness to do something, or something that causes such willingness.
#Keeponandcarryon
Term
Opportunity
Definition
an occasion or situation which makes it possible to do something that you want to do or have to do, or the possibility of doing something.
#Achance
Term
Philosophy
Definition
the study of the nature of reality and existence, of what it is possible to know, and of right and wrong behavior, or a particular set of beliefs of this type.
#Plato
Term
Principle
Definition
a basic truth that explains or controls how something happens or works.
#Basiclaw
Term
Tolerance
Definition
willingness to accept behavior and beliefs that are different from your own, even if you disagree with or disapprove
of them.
#Beokaywith
Term
Values
Definition
the principles that help you to decide what is right and wrong, and how to act in various situations.
#Gold
Term
Voluntary
Definition
done, made, or given willingly, without being forced or paid to do it.
#Noforcing
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