| A | B |
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| Lousiana | the area from the Appalachians to the Rockies & from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes was known as this in the 1600's |
| missions | Spain established these to spread Christianity throughout its new lands |
| buffer zone | Spain needed to establish this in northern New Spain in order to protect its colonies from those of other European countries |
| Sir Francis Drake | the English pirate who led a crew in sailing around the world |
| beaver fur | what the Native Americans traded to the French traders |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| Jamestown | the first permanent English settlement in the Americas |
| The Separatists | also known as Pilgrims, they left England to obtain religious freedom |
| Powhatan Confederacy | group who fought the English Settlers because the English seized their crops |
| Mayflower Compact | an agreement among the men on the Mayflower to govern themselves |
| Plymouth | the Mayflower was bound for Virginia but was blown off course and the colonists settled here instead |
| John Smith | had to make a rule for colonists at Jamestown that stated: anyone who did not work did not eat |
| hacienda | a self-sufficient estate where ranchers produce most of what they need to live |
| Quebec | a settlement build by the French on the St. Lawrence River in the place the Hurons called "kebec" |
| Queen Elizabeth | ruler who protected the English pirates because they shared their wealth with the English government |
