| A | B |
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| Albemarle Point | Site of the original English settlement in Carolina |
| Artifact | Any object made by human work. |
| Barbados | Easternmost island of the West Indies, settled by English in 1625 |
| Charles Town | The first English settlement in the colony of Carolina, 1625. |
| Charlesfort | Fort built by Jean Ribault and his men on present day Parris Island in 1562. |
| Drake, Sir Frances | English admiral and buccaneer who attacked Spanish settlements in the Carribean. |
| Fathom | A length of six feet, usually measures water. |
| Lord Proprietors | The original eight administrators of Carolina colony. |
| Menendez, Pedro | The first governor of the Spanish settlement of Santa Elena on Parris Island. |
| Pardo, Juan | A Spanish explorer based in Santa Elena who traveled beyond the Appalachians. |
| Parris Island | An island off Beaufort, SC. Site of the first Spanish and French settlements in N.America. |
| Port Royal | A sound off the coast of Beaufor, SC |
| Ribault, Jean | Captain of French forces who established a base on Parris Is. |
| Santo Domingo | A Spanish colony in the Carribean, formerly named Hispaniola. |
| Shard | A fragment or broken piece, especially pottery. |
| St. Augustine | The oldest city in US still in existence. |
| Trade winds | Any of nearly constant easterly winds that dominate most of the tropics throughout the world. |
