Vocabulary 1
Glacier
A huge mass of ice that covers a large area of land.
Explorer
A person who goes to a new place to look for something
Slave
A Peron who is owned by another person
Self-Government
Ceremony
An act act done in some regular way
Settlement
A place where people live.
Charter
A piece of paper given by a king stating that people could start a colony.
Navigation
Traveling by water in a ship
Region
A large land area in which many things are the same.
Empire
A large area where people are under the rule of one leader
Stock Company
A company owned by people who bought shares of its stock.
Adapt
To change, especially to new conditions
Totem pole
A tall pole that has been carved and painted
Mission
A place where priests taught native Americans
Colony
An Area ruled by another country
Resources
The things in a region that people use
Expedition
A trip that has a certain purpose
Cash Crop
A crop that is grown to be sold, not kept by the farmer.
Nomads
people who move from place to place
Compass
A tool that has needle that always points north
Persecution
Bad treatment because pf one's beliefs.
Mesa
A hill with flat top and steep sides
Trade
The buying and selling of goods.
Proprietor
A person who owns a colony
Culture
The customs, beliefs and arts of a group
Conquistador
An explorer who took control over native peoples
Tolerance
Accepting another person's differences or beliefs.
Resources
The things in a region that people use
Convert
To change a person's beliefs to something else
Indentured
Subject to an agreement to work for another person for a period of time.