| A | B |
|---|
| conquistador | the Spanish word for "conquerer" |
| civil war | a war between people of the same country |
| grants | gifts of money |
| mainland | the main part of the continent |
| rumor | stories without proof |
| claim | to declare that you or your country owns something |
| desertion | running away from duties, such as military duties |
| missionary | person who teaches their religion to others |
| colony | a settlement ruled by another country |
| colonists | people who live in a colony; settlers |
| plantation | huge farms; where sugarcane,tobacco, coffee, cocoa, and other crops are grown |
| Northwest Passage | water route that explorers wanted to find so that traders could go from North America to Asia |
| trade network | a system of trading |
| agent | a person who does business for other people |
| armada | a fleet of war ships |
| profit | money left over after everything has been paid for |
| pilgrim | a person who makes a journey for religious reasons |
| compact | n agreement |
| Mayflower Compact | an agreement by those on the Mayflower to make and obey for their colony; this was the first self-rule by American colonists |
| interpreter | a person who translates from one language to another |
