| A | B |
|---|
| conquistadors | the Spanish word for "conquerors" |
| civil war | a war between people of the same country |
| mainland | the main part of a continent |
| grants | gifts of money |
| rumors | stories without proof |
| claimed | when someone says their country owns a thing (like land) |
| desertions | when soldiers run away from their duties |
| missionaries | people who teach religion to others |
| colony | a settlement ruled by another country |
| colonists | another word for "settlers" or people who live in a colony |
| plantations | huge farms |
| Northwest Passage | European traders believed there might be a water route that cut through North America to Asia, they called it the: |
| trade network | a system of trading |
| agent | when someone does business for someone else (the Huron's did this for other Indian groups) |
| armada | fleet of war ships |
| profit | money left over after everything has been payed for |
| compact | an agreement |
| Mayflower Compact | the agreement the 41 men on the Mayflower signed. They agreed to make and obey laws for the good of the colony |
| interpreter | a person who translates languages for people |
