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| Vikings | the first Europeans to land in America. There leader was Leif Erikson |
| Vinland | was the Vikings first settlement in North America (Canada) |
| Conquistador | a spanish word for conquerors |
| Constantinople | a city between a trade route that was captured by the Turks |
| Pilgrims | a person who makes a journey for a religious reason |
| Aztec | A city in the northwestern corner of New Mexico |
| Incas | Indian people whose empire was far richer and more powerful than that of the Aztecs |
| Virgina Company | started Jamestown as a trading post |
| Jamestown | The first permanent English settlement in the Americas located on the shore of the James River |
| Fur trade | The Indians traded beaver furs and other furs for European goods. The Europeans wanted beaver furs which they made into hats. The goods the indians wanted were iron tools, pots, pans, and guns. |
| Mayflower Compact | An agreement by those on the Mayflower to make and obey laws for their colony. This was the first self-rule by American colonists. |
