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Term 2: Core
Core Vocabulary for Term 2
Term | Definition |
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Settlement | a place where groups of people live together: a recently created small village |
Settler | someone who lives in a recently created small village. |
Plantation | a large farm that specializes in growing items to sell. |
Triangular Trade | The historical trade route between three ports (usually Europe, Africa, and the New World). |
Founder | a person who creates an institution or settlement. |
Conversion | the act of changing someone’s religion |
Pilgrim | A person who makes a journey for religious purposes. |
Cash Crop | Any crop that is grown for the purposes of being sold. |
Puritans | A historical group of people who tried to change the Church of England. |
Thesis/Claim | A statement of the truth of something, typically one that can be argued in multiple ways or in doubt. |
Middle Passage | The name of the historical trade route between Africa and the New World. |