Key Historical Terms and Figures

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Conquistador

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Spanish conquerors of the Americas in the 16th century.

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Pueblo

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Native American settlements in the Southwestern United States, known for their adobe buildings.

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Religious settlements established to convert and educate Native Americans.

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Mission

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Creole

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A person of mixed European and black descent, especially in the Caribbean.

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North West Passage

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A sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Arctic Ocean.

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Charter

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A written grant by a country's legislative or sovereign power.

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Burgesses

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Elected representatives to an assembly in colonial Virginia.

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Bacon's Rebellion

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A 1676 revolt in Virginia led by Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley.

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Pilgrims

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English settlers who sought religious freedom and founded Plymouth Colony in 1620.

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Puritans

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A religious group who wanted to purify the Church of England and settled in Massachusetts Bay.