| A | B |
|---|
| buffer | an area of land that serves as a barrier |
| presidio | a fort |
| permanent | long lasting |
| scarce | not plentiful |
| haciendas | large estates where cattle and sheep are raised by the thousands |
| self-sufficient | self supporting |
| missions | small religious communities |
| royal colony | a colony controlled by a king or queen |
| portage | boats that could navigate through shallow rivers |
| tributaries | branch rivers |
| proprietary colony | a colony owned by one person |
| proprietor | owner |
| charter | a document giving a person or group of people official approval to take a certain action |
| cash crop | something raised to sell to others |
| refuge | a safe place |
| puritans | a member of the church of England who wanted to make christian beliefs "more pure" |
| fundamental orders | the first written system of government in North America |
| immigrants | people coming to live in a country after leaving their home country |
| indigo | a plant from which blue dye is made |
| debtors | people who had been in prison for owing money |
| classified | sorted |
