13 Colonies Vocabulary Review

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A community established by people in a new area.

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Settlement

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The period in American history when the 13 colonies were established.

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Colonial America

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A territory settled and ruled by a distant country.

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Colonies

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An area with specific characteristics that distinguish it from other areas.

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Region

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The activity of catching fish, usually with a rod, line, and hook.

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Fishing

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Members of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian denomination that originated in England in the 1600s.

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Quakers

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The process of constructing and repairing large vessels that travel on the ocean, such as warships, submarines, ferries, cruise ships, and tankers.

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Shipbuilding

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A Protestant group in England and New England in the 16th and 17th centuries who wanted to reform the Church of England.

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Puritans

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The range of differences among people, including their race, ethnicity, gender, age, culture, religion, and more.

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Diversity

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Dye: Indigo is a blue dye that was originally made from plants, particularly the indigo plant. Today, it is made artificially.

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Indigo