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| almanac | Reference book with helpful facts and figures |
| apprentice | Young person who learns a skill from a more experienced worker. |
| artisan | Skilled worker who makes things by hand. |
| back country | In the 13 Colonies the rugged stretch of land near the Appalachian Mountains. |
| El Camino Real | Spanish for "the royal road," a route that linked Spain's colonies in the American Southwest with Mexico. |
| French and Indian War | War fought by the British against the French and their Native American allies in North America, which was won by the British in 1763. |
| Great Awakening | Important religious movement among Christians that began in the colonies in the 1730s. This movement revived many colonists' interest in religion. |
| Haciendas | Large estates built by wealthy Spanish ranchers in North America. |
| King Philip's War | War in 1670s between Native Americans and English settlers living in New England. |
| Middle Passage | Name given to the second leg of the triangular trade routes; extended from West Africa to the West Indies |
| Pontiac's Rebellion | Native American rebellion led by the Ottawa leader Pontiac in 1763. |
| Presidio | Military fort built by the Spanish. |
| Proclamation of 1763 | Law issued by King George III stating that colonists were no longer allowed to settle on land west of the Appalachian Mountains. |
| Pueblo Revolt | Native American revolt in the late 1600s in which the Pueblo temporarily drove the Spanish out of New Mexico. |
| self-sufficient | Ability to rely on oneself for most of what one needs. |
| Stono Rebellion | Slave rebellion in South Carolina in 1739. |
| town common | Open space in the center of many New England and Middle Colony towns where cattle and sheep could graze. |
| trading post | Place in colonial North America where settlers and Native Americans met to trade goods. |
| triangular trade routes | Three-sided trade route beween the 13 Colonies, the West Indies and Africa; included the slave trade. |
| tributary | Stream or river that flows into a larger river. |
