| A | B |
|---|
| buffer | an area of land that serves as a barrier |
| borderlands | areas of land on or near the borders between countries, colonies, or regions |
| presidio | a fort |
| permanent | long-lasting |
| scarce | not plentiful |
| hacienda | a large estate |
| self-sufficient | self-supporting |
| mission | a small religious community |
| royal colony | a colony controlled by a king or queen |
| portage | the carrying of canoes and supplies around waterfalls and rapids or overland between rivers |
| tributary | a branch of a river or stream |
| proprietary colony | a colony that was owned and ruled by one person who was chosen by a king or queen |
| proprietor | an owner |
| Puritan | a member of the Church of England who settled in North America to follow Christian beliefs in a more "pure" way |
| charter | a document giving a person or group official approval to take a certain action |
| Fundamental Orders | the first written system of government in North America. It was adopted in Connecticut |
| influence | the ability people or things have to affect other people or things |
| refuge | a safe place |
| immigrant | a person who comes to live in a country from his or her home country |
| frontier | the land beyond a settlement |
| cash crop | a crop that people raise to sell rather than to use themselves |
| House of Burgesses | an assembly that met in the colony of Virginia to make laws |
| naval stores | products made from pine tar that were used in building and repairing ships |
| indigo | a plant from which a blue dye is made |
| debtor | a person who had been in prison for owing money |
| classify | to sort |
