Topic 1 Vocabulary

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Disease

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A medical condition with specific symptoms and signs

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Colony

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A country or area under the control of another country

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Navigate

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To make one's way over or through

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What is the "Northwest Passage"?

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A waterway through North America to Asia

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Immunity

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Resistance to diseases

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Charter

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A legal document giving certain rights to a person or company

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Representative Government

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Voters elect representatives to make laws for them

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Columbian Exchange

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A trade route for the transfer of raw materials, goods, and slaves between Europe, Africa, and America

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Trading Post

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Established in a sparsely settled region where trade in products of local origin is carried on

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Alliance

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An agreement between nations to aid and protect one another