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American History - Unit 1
Exploration and the Settlement of the 13 English Colonies
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12th Grade
08/09/2018

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Exploration
Definition
The act of travelling in or through an unknown area in order to learn more about it.
#seemoreknowmore
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Freedom
Definition
The power to speak, act, or think as one wants to without restriction or hindrance.
#dowhatiwant
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Immigration
Definition
The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.
#makingthemove
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Settlement
Definition
A place, typically that was previously uninhabited, where people come to establish a community.
#heretostay
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Analyze
Definition
Examine methodically and in detail the structure of something in order to explain and interpret it.
#learntodiscern
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Contribution
Definition
A gift or payment to a common fund or collection.
#givingtothegreatergood
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Development
Definition
The process of growing or causing something to grow or become more advanced.
#growingeveryday
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Explain
Definition
To make an idea clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing additional information.
#makeitcrystalclear
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Factors
Definition
Circumstances, facts, or influences that contribute to a result or outcome.
#onethingsleadstoanother
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Impact
Definition
The effect or influence of one on thing on another.
#bethechange
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Influence
Definition
The capacity or power to effect someone or something.
#forceofgood
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Patterns
Definition
A regular form or sequence discernible in certain actions or situations or events.
#dejavu
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Shape
Definition
The form or appearance, the condition or state of someone or something.
#makeupshapeup
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Commerce
Definition
The activity of buying and selling.
#dealornodeal
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Economic
Definition
Relating to the economy; trade, industry, and the creation of wealth
#howtomakemoney
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Emigrate
Definition
Leaving one own's country to permanently settle in another
#goodbyehome
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Exploration
Definition
Travelling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn more about it.
#travelandlearn
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Immigrate
Definition
Come to live permanently in a foreign country.
#hellonewhome
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Imperial
Definition
Relating to an empire.
#royallife
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Mercantilism
Definition
A system in which a country gains wealth by trading with other countries and exporting more goods than they are importing. Also called commercialism.
#trademoregetmore
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Politics
Definition
The activities associated with the governance of a country. Also involves the conflict among individuals or parties hoping to achieve power.
#chooseaside
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Region
Definition
An area, especially part of a country or the world, that has definable characteristics but does not always have fixed boundaries.
#proudofmyprovince
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Topography
Definition
The arrangement of physical features of an area.
#layoftheland
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HoHoKam
Definition
An ancient Native American archaeological culture centered in present-day Arizona. The first Native American group to become civilized by growing crops.
#builtonheritage
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Kinship
Definition
Blood relationship, sharing characteristics or origins.
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Encomienda
Definition
A grant by the Spanish crown to a colonist in America conferring the right to demand tribute and forced labor from the native inhabitants of an area.
#righttotake
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Headright System
Definition
A system to attract new settlers to a region and address the labor shortage. New settlers who paid their way to Virginia received 50 acres of land.
#paylivework
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Foundation
Definition
An underlying basis or principle for something.
#whereitstarts
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Ideologies
Definition
A system of ideas and ideals, especially those that form the basis of economic or political theories and policies.
#ideasthatdrive
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Individualism
Definition
The principle of being independent, favoring freedom of action.
#freetobeme
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Involuntary
Definition
Done against someone's will; compulsory.
#notmywillnotmyway
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Motivation
Definition
The reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way
#whyiwokeuptoday
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Opportunity
Definition
A set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something.
#YOLO
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Philosophy
Definition
The study of fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.
#tobeornottobe
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Principle
Definition
A fundamental truth that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior, or for a chain of reasoning.
#truththatrulesthemall
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Tolerance
Definition
The ability or willingness to tolerate or allow something, particularly the existence of opinions or behaviors that one does no necessarily agree with.
#dealwithit
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Values
Definition
A person's principles or standards of behavior; one's judgement of what is important in life.
#howilivemylife
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Voluntary
Definition
Done, given, or acting of one's own free will.
#iwantto
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