| A | B |
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| conquer | overcome by force |
| religious freedom | to worship as one chooses |
| manor | a large grant of land rented out to farmers |
| explorers | people who search for new things and new places |
| society | a group of people living during a particular time or place |
| latitude | a measure of distance on earth north or south of the equator |
| longitude | a measure of distance on earth east or west of the prime meridian |
| agriculture | cultivating the soil to produce crops and/or raise livestock |
| primary source | a firsthand document; ex. original letters, diary, photographs, original maps, artifacts, etc. |
| secondary source | a seconhand document about an historical event; ex. biography, history textbook, magazine |
| document | something written or printed that gives information or proof of some fact |
| colonies | places that are settled at a distance from the country that governs them |
| prime meridian | the line of longitude, marked 0 from which other meridians are numbered |
| indentured servant | a person who works for an employer for a period of time in return for payment of travel expenses |
| apprentice | the pupil of a master craftsman such as a shoemaker, tailor, baker, cook, or carpenter |
| tenant farmer | a farmer who works land owned by someone else and pays rent in either cash or shares of produce |
| patroon | a land owner in New Netherlands who brought in settlers to the colony to help settle his land |
| merchant | a person who buys and sells goods for profit |
