| A | B |
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| Political Maps | shows places that people have created |
| isthmus | narrow strip of land |
| elevation | height above sea level |
| land profile | a diagram that shows the cross section of a geographic region |
| Climate | usual weather pattern over a long period of time |
| weather | condition of the earth's atmosphere over a short period of time |
| viceroy | Spain's governing official |
| Missions | religious communities |
| Francisco Vasquez Coronado | organized a large expedition to the Southwest |
| Juan Cabrillo | Explored the west coast of North America |
| John Cabot | Rediscovered Newfoundland |
| Henry Hudson | Explored Hudson Bay |
| Jacques Cartier | Explored the St. Lawrence River |
| Jamestown | First settlement |
| John Smith | Took control of Jamestown |
| plantations | large farms |
| royal colony | colony under the control of the king |
| Pilgrams | a term for travelers with a religious goal |
| Toleration | the aceptance of different beliefs |
| William Penn | founded a colony as home to his religious community |
| Toleration Act | law guaranteed all Christans the right to worship as they pleased |
| Georgia | Last colony found |
| Subsistence Farming | The produced just enough for the family's needs |
| artisans | craft workers |
| cash crops | food crops grown to be sold |
| patroon | owner family |
| apprentice | trainee |
| Gentry | highest social class |
| revival | renewed interest in religion |
| quartering | housing and feeding |
