| A | B |
|---|
| charter | legal document giving specific rights to a person or company |
| precedent | example for people to follow in the future |
| alliance | agreement between two nations |
| plantation | large farm that is farmed by many workers |
| encomienda | a land grant given by the Spanish government to settlers |
| presidio | a fort that houses soldiers |
| Tainos | a group of native Americans who were impacted by Columbus |
| circumnavigate | to sail completely around |
| Hernado Cortez | conquerer of the Aztec people |
| Moctezuma | ruler of the Aztec people |
| Francisco Pizarro | conquerer of the Inca people |
| B. De Las Casas | priest who wanted labor changes for the natives |
| Northwest Passage | a water way to get to Asia through or around N. America |
| Powhatan | Native American chief who supplied settlers with corn at Jamestown |
| House of Burgesses | representative government established at the colony of Jamestown |
