| A | B |
|---|
| nomad | people who go from place to place |
| clan | groups of families who are all descended from a common ancestor |
| migration | movement of people for the purpose of settling in a new place |
| middle class | merchants, traders, and artisans (Middle Ages) in Europe |
| monarchs | one who rules over a territory or state |
| Magna Charta | A "Greater Charter" signed by King John in 1215 |
| Columbian Exchange | transatlantic trade of crops, technology, and culture (began in 1492) between America, Europe, Africa, and Asia |
| plantations | large farm |
| colonies | area of land settled by immigrants who continued to be settled by parent country |
| conquistador | Spanish Conqueror |
| missionaries | person sent out by church to spread religion |
| charter | certificate of permission given by gov. |
| indentured servant | person who works for another for a specified time |
| Puritans | people who favored the purification of England's Anglican Church |
| religious tolerance | idea that people of different religions live together |
| Mayflower Compact | agreement in which settlers of Plymouth agreed to obey laws |
| proprietary | colony granted by a king or queen to group who has governing rights |
| merchantilism | economic theory that a country should try to keep gold and silver, or bullion |
| balance of trade | difference in value between imports and exports |
| triangular trade | trade between Americas, Europe, and Africa |
| Middle Passage | one leg of the triangular trade; forced people to transport slaves from Africa to Americas |
| immigrants | person who enters a new country settle |
| Great Awakening | Religious revival in America in 1730-1740 |
