| A | B |
|---|
| explorer | person who travels to a new place to learn about it |
| colony | a place that is ruled by another |
| colonists | people who live in a colony |
| independence | to be free from other people or places |
| slavery | when one person owns another |
| pioneers | people who lead the way into a land they do not know |
| Christopher Columbus | sailed to North America from Spain in 1492 |
| grid map | a map divided by lines that form squares used to find places |
| Jamestown | part of the colony of Virginia |
| Plymouth | part of the colony of Massachuetts built by the pilgrims |
| July 4th 1776 | day the American leaders signed the Declaration of Independance |
| Abraham Lincoln | 16th President helped end slavery |
| Harriet Tubman | escaped from slavery and helped other slaves escape |
