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| Historical Perspective | An understanding of the people and/ or events in the context of their times. |
| Empire | A large politcal unit, under one leader, that controls many different peoples. |
| Impose | To forcibly put into place. |
| Rebel (verb) | To resist in opposition to; to resist the authority of. |
| Subdue | To overcome or bring under control. |
| Colony | A foreign settlement of land belonging to a parent country. |
| Conversion | A change in which a person adopts a new belief, opinion or religion. |
| New Spain | The general name for all Spanish territory in Central America and Mexico. |
| Missionary | A person who travels to spread their religion. |
| Mestizo | A person of mixed Spanish and Native American descent. |
| Encomienda System | Spanish system for the enslavement of the Native Americans. |
| Conquistadors | Spanish soldiers who conquered in the Americas. |
| Powhatan | Native Americans living in Virginia. |
| Plantation | A very large farm. |
| Levy | To impose or collect (a tax) |
| Peninsula | An area of land surrounded on three sides by water. |
| Royal Colony | A colony under direct control of the English monarch, not a joint stock company. |
| Bacon's Rebellion | A rebellion of mostly landless, former indentured servants against upper class Virginia society. |
| Flourish | To develop rapidly and successfully. |
| Headright System | A system in which a person who pays for their voyage to Virginia is given 50 acres of land. |
| House of Burgesses | The elected legislature in the colony (and later state) of Virginia. |
| Indentured Servant | A person who exchanges the cost of the journey to the Americas for a set term of unpaid labor, usually 4-7 years. |
| Jamestown | Colony founded by the Virginia Company in 1607 and named for King James I of England. It was the first successful English colony in America. |
| Joint Stock Company | Several people/ groups combining their money to do something too expensive for an individual, such as colonization or exploration. |
