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History Alive Chapter 2
European Exploration and Settlement
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History
8th Grade
04/07/2011

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slavery
Definition
the treatment of people as property for the purpose of forcing them to do labor
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conquistadors
Definition
Spanish soldier-explorers, especially those who conquered the native peoples of Mexico and Peru
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colony
Definition
a new settlement or territory established and governed by a country in another land
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missionaries
Definition
people who traavel to a territory or community in order to make converts to their religion
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trappers
Definition
adventurers who capture and kill animals, such as beavers, for their fur
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