Ch. 2 Vocab Review

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A small territory or state between two larger, antagonistic powers to minimize conflict.

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Buffer

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Settles lawfully on government land to acquire title.

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Squatter

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Only eldest sons could inherit estates.

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Primogeniture

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Pooling capital for ventures; e.g., The Virginia Company.

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joint-stock company

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Rights of Englishmen guaranteed to overseas settlers.

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charter

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First elected legislative assembly in the New World, Virginia, 1619.

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House of Burgesses

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First English settlement attempt in North America (1585); unsuccessful.

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Roanoke Island

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First successful English colonization in North America, 1607.

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Jamestown

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Defeated in 1588 by the English and a storm; changed European colonization.

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Spanish Armada

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Religious freedom for Protestants and Catholics in England, leading to unity and stability during her reign.

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Elizabeth I