| A | B |
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| altitude | height above sea level |
| climate | patterns of weather over time |
| delta | land formed by soil that is deposited at the mouth of a river |
| cape | narrow point of land that extends into a body of water |
| bay | body of water that is partly enclosed by land |
| plantation | large estate farmed by many workers |
| encomienda | land grant from the Spanish gov't to settlers |
| presidio | fort where soldiers lived |
| charter | legal document giving certain rights to a person or company |
| alliance | agreement |
| precedent | example for people to follow in the future |
| continent | any of 7 large land masses |
| canal | waterway made by people that is used to drain or irrigate, or to connect 2 bodies of water |
| canyon | deep, narrow valley with high steep sides |
| desert | area that has little or no moisture or vegetation, and very hot |
| basin | low lying land area surrounded by land of higher elevation |
| Mayflower Compact | to establish laws for the general good |
| reason explorers went in search of a northwest passage | to find a direct water route to Asia |
| Virginia House of Burgesses | began a tradition of representative government in the English colonies |
| Europeans treatment of people who did not follow the established religion | they persecuted them |
| one reason Plymouth Colony succeeded | Native Americans shared with them and taught them how to grow food crops |
| challenges faced by Jamestown colonists | stravation,disease,conflicts with Native Americans |
| pueblos | towns in New Spain |
| presidios | forts in New Spain |
| missions | religious settlements run by Catholic priests |
| social classes from highest to lowest | peninsulares,creoles,mestizos,Indians |
