Lesson 2 Vocab: European Exploration

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Colony

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a new settlement ruled by another land

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Columbian Exchange

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Exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and people across the Atlantic between Europe and the Americas.

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Conquistadors

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Spanish soldier-explorers

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Convert

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to change a person's religious beliefs

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Coureurs de bois

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French fur trappers

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Domesticated

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plants or animals that live and breed in a human environment; tame

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Impact

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to have a direct effect on a person or thing

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Missionaries

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A person who travels to convert others to their religion.

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Revolt

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a violent action in opposition to a government or law

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Slavery

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the treatment of people as property