US history vocab chapter 1
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| 432339794 | nomadic | (of groups of people) tending to travel and change settlements frequently | |
| 432339795 | kinship | a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character | |
| 432339796 | division of labor | Division of work into a number of separate tasks to be performed by different workers | |
| 432339797 | plantation | a newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America) | |
| 432339798 | savanna | a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions | |
| 432339799 | lineage | inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline | |
| 432339800 | prince henry | Portuguese prince who started a school for sailors and sponsored early voyages of exploration | |
| 432339801 | renaissance | the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world | |
| 432339802 | hierarchy | the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body | |
| 432339803 | nuclear family | a family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner | |
| 432339804 | crusades | a series of military expeditions in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries by Westrn European Christians to reclain control of the Holy Lands from the Muslims | |
| 432339805 | reformation | a religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches | |
| 432339806 | colonization | the act of colonizing | |
| 432339807 | columbian exchange | The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages. | |
| 432339808 | treaty of tordesillas | Set the Line of Demarcation which was a boundary established in 1493 to define Spanish and Portuguese possessions in the Americas. | |
| 433227155 | conquistador | an adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century) | |
| 433227156 | New Spain | Spanish colony in North America including Mexico, Central America, the southwest United States, and many of the Carribean islands from the 1500s to the 1800s | |
| 433227157 | mestizo | a person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry) | |
| 433227158 | encomlenda | Under this system, Spain granted landowners the right to use native American laborers | |
| 433227159 | New Mexico | a state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border | |
| 433227160 | joint-stock companies | an association of individuals in a business enterprise with transferable shares of stock, much like a corporation except that stockholders are liable for the debts of the business | |
| 433227161 | headright system | Headrights were parcels of land consisting of about 50 acres which were given to colonists who brought indentured servants into America. They were used by the Virginia Company to attract more colonists. | |
| 433227162 | indentured servant | Laborer who agreed to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America | |
| 433227163 | royal colony | A colony under the direct control of a monarch | |
| 433227164 | puritans | Protestant sect in England hoping to "purify" the Anglican church of Roman Catholic traces in practice and organization. | |
| 433227165 | separatist | an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union) | |
| 433227166 | pequot war | The Bay colonists wanted to claim Connecticut for themselves but it belonged to the Pequot. The colonists burned down their village and 400 were killed. | |
| 433227167 | metacom | Native American chief who fought against English colonists in the King Philip's War | |
| 433227168 | king phillips war | War between the Native American tribes of New England and British colonists that took place from 1675-1676. The war was the result of tension caused by encroaching white settlers. The chief of the Wampanoags, King Philip lead the natives. The war ended Indian resistance in New England and left a hatred of whites. | |
| 433227169 | plymouth colony | Colony founded by the Separatist Pilgrims who came over on the Mayflower. Located in New England. | |
| 433227170 | proprietor | (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business | |
| 433227171 | quakers | English dissenters who broke from Church of England, preache a doctrine of pacificism, inner divinity, and social equity, under William Penn they founded Pennsylvania | |
| 433227172 | new netherland | a Dutch colony in North America along the Hudson and lower Delaware rivers although the colony centered in New Amsterdam |
