Unit 1: Exploration and Colonization

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Astrolabe

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An ancient instrument used by astronomers and navigators to measure the altitude above the horizon of a celestial body, day or night.

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Conquistadors

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Spanish explorers and warriors who conquered territories in the Americas during the Age of Discovery.

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Immunity

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resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation

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Armada

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A large fleet of ships, especially warships.

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Protestantism

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A form of Christian faith and practice which originated with the Protestant Reformation, a movement against what its followers considered to be errors in the Roman Catholic Church.

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Northwest Passage

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A sea route connecting the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Arctic Ocean, along the northern coast of North America.

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Charter

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A written grant by a country's legislative or sovereign power, by which an institution such as a company, college, or city is created and its rights and privileges defined.

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Headright

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A legal grant of land to settlers, used as a way to attract new settlers to an area.

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Burgesses

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Elected representatives to an assembly, particularly in colonial America.

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Joint-stock company

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A business entity where different stocks can be bought and owned by shareholders, allowing for the distribution of risk and reward.