| A | B |
| La Salle | claimed Louisiana for French |
| presidios | protected settlers |
| oldest settlement | St. Augustine |
| Spanish borderlands | protected Spain's gold mines |
| John Law | leader of Louisiana |
| charter | official approval for an action |
| indians in the missions | tamed horses & raised sheep |
| Marquette & Joliet | looked for a route to Asia |
| Pennsylvania | refuge for Quakers |
| Puritans | wanted to practice religion freely |
| Fundamental Orders | 1st written system of govt. |
| Jamestown | a trading post for profit |
| cash crop | tobacco |
| portage | carrying boats around rapids |
| James Oglethorpe | started colony of Georgia |