8th Grade 2nd Quarter Vocab Review

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Waterway through or around North America.

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Northwest Passage

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A French colonist living beyond settlements as a fur trapper.

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Coureur de bois

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Agreement between nations for mutual aid and protection.

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Alliance

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A legal document granting rights to a person or company.

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Charter

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A representative to colonial Virginia government.

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Burgess

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A political system where voters elect representatives to make laws.

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Representative government

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1676 revolt of Virginia colonists against the government.

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Bacon's rebellion

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An English settler seeking religious freedom in the 1600s.

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Pilgrim

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Mistreatment or punishment of a group due to beliefs.

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Persecution

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1620 agreement for ruling Plymouth Colony.

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Mayflower Compact