| A | B |
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| conquistador | any of the Spanish conquerors in the Americas during the fifteen hundreds |
| civil war | a war between people of the same country |
| grant | a gift of money for a special purpose |
| mainland | the main part of continet, rather than an island near the continet |
| rumor | a story that has been told but has not been proved |
| claim | to declare that you or your country owns something |
| desertion | running away from duties such as millitry duties |
| missionary | a person who teaches people about other religoins |
| colony | a settlement ruled by another country |
| colonists | people who live in a colonies |
| plantations | huge farms |
| Northwest Passage | a water route that would cut through North America to Asia |
| trade network | system of trading |
| agents | someone that does work for someone else |
| armada | fleet of war ships |
| profit | money left over adter everything has been paid for |
| pilgrim | a person who makes a journey for religious reasons |
| compact | an agreement |
| Mayflower Compact | the first example of self-rule by the colonists in the Americas |
| interpreter | someone who translates language and explains lifeways of others |
