| A | B |
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| Separatists | Puritans who wanted to leave the Church of England |
| charter | a written agreement giving someone the right to establish a colony. |
| patroon | a wealthy man who was given land in Dutch colonies in exchange for paying to bring settlers to North America. |
| stock | a share or part of a colony. |
| hacienda | a plantation or large ranch owned by Spanish colonists. |
| English | established a colony in 1585 on Roanoke Island. |
| English | some believed the Croatoan Indians were involved in the disappearance of the colonists from this country. |
| Spanish | colonized the areas that are south of what is now the U.S. |
| Spanish | the first to establish colonies in the New World. |
| Dutch | Named their colony New Netherland. |
| Dutch | established a settlement that is now known as New York City. |
| French | this country's settlement grew very slowly due to the cold temperatures. |
| French | colonists from this country settled mainly in the north. |
