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8th grade US History - Unit 1 Vocabulary

Terms in this set (15)

Technology
use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes; equipment that makes use of advanced knowledge and skill to solve a problem or do a task
Strait
narrow passage of water between larger bodies of water
Compass
navigation aid that shows the direction in which a person or vessel is traveling
Circumnavigation
to go around completely; to sail around the world
Conquistador
Spanish explorer in the Americas in the 1500s
Mission
a Spanish community for the religious conversion and training of Native Americans
Immunity
resistance of an organism to infection or disease; the condition of being unaffected by something
Presidio
a fort in Spanish America
Pueblo
a town and center of trade in Spanish America
Plantation
a large farm
Reformation
16th century religious movement rejecting or changing some Roman Catholic teachings and practices and establishing the Protestant Churches
Northwest Passage
a sea route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, located along the north coast of North America
Protestantism
a form of Christianity that began in opposition to the Catholic Church
Tenant farmer
farmer who pays a landowner an annual rent and works for that person for a fixed number of days each year
Armada
a fleet of warships
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