| A | B |
| armada | the Spanish word for a large fleet of ships |
| cape | a strip of land that stretches into a body of wate |
| cash crop | a crop that people grow and sell to earn money |
| charter | a document that give certain freedoms to a person or group |
| claim | something declared as one's own, especially a piece of land |
| compact | an agreement |
| diversity | the variety of people in a group |
| indentured servant | someone who agreed to work for a number of years in exchange for a trip to America |
| invasion | an attack by an armed force to conquer another country |
| invest | to put money into something to try to make more money |
| missionary | a person who teaches his or her religion to others who have different beliefs |
| pilgrim | a person who makes a long journey for religious reasons |
| stock | a share of ownership in a company |
| tolerance | the respect for beliefs that are different from one's own |