8th grade Social Studies Vocabulary

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Culture

an entire way of life developed by a people

<p>an entire way of life developed by a people</p>
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Diffusion

the process of spreading ideas from one culture to another

<p>the process of spreading ideas from one culture to another</p>
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Pueblo

a town in the Spanish colonies; a village or town of the Anasazi or other American Indian groups in the American southwest

<p><span style="background-color: transparent;">a town in the Spanish colonies; a village or town of the Anasazi or other American Indian groups in the American southwest</span></p>
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Settlement

a place or region newly settled

<p>a place or region newly settled</p>
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Terrace

a wide shelf of land cut into a hillside

<p>a wide shelf of land cut into a hillside</p>
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Tribe

a community of people that share common customs, language, and rituals

<p>a community of people that share common customs, language, and rituals</p>
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Puritans

a group of English protestants who settled in the Massachusetts Bay Colony

<p>a group of English protestants who settled in the Massachusetts Bay Colony</p>
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Persecution

the mistreatment or punishment of a group of people because of their beliefs

<p>the mistreatment or punishment of a group of people because of their beliefs</p>
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Pilgrim

an English settler who sought religious freedom in the Americas in the 1600s

<p>an English settler who sought religious freedom in the Americas in the 1600s</p>
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Alliance

an agreement between nations to aid and protect one another

<p>an agreement between nations to aid and protect one another</p>
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Charter

a legal document giving certain rights to a person or company

<p>a legal document giving certain rights to a person or company</p>
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Mission

a religious settlement run by Catholic priests and friars; a settlement that aims to spread religion into a new area

<p>a religious settlement run by Catholic priests and friars; a settlement that aims to spread religion into a new area</p>
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Colony

an area settled and ruled by the government of a distant land

<p>an area settled and ruled by the government of a distant land</p>
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Columbian Exchange

the global exchange of goods and ideas resulting from the encounter between the peoples of the Eastern and Western hemispheres

<p>the global exchange of goods and ideas resulting from the encounter between the peoples of the Eastern and Western hemispheres</p>
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Bacon’s Rebellion

a 1676 revolt of Virginia colonists against the colony’s government

<p>a 1676 revolt of Virginia colonists against the colony’s government</p>
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Pioneer

someone who is one of the first people to move and live in a new area

<p>someone who is one of the first people to move and live in a new area</p>
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Town Meeting

a meeting in colonial New England where settlers discussed and voted on local government matters

<p>a meeting in colonial New England where settlers discussed and voted on local government matters</p>
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Mayflower Compact

a 1620 agreement for ruling the Plymouth colony

<p>a 1620 agreement for ruling the Plymouth colony</p>
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Virtue

morally good behavior or character

<p>morally good behavior or character</p>
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Quaker

protestant reformers who believe in the equality of all people

<p>protestant reformers who believe in the equality of all people</p>
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Proprietary Colony

an English settlement in which the king gave land to proprietors in exchange for a yearly payment

<p>an English settlement in which the king gave land to proprietors in exchange for a yearly payment</p>
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Royal Colony

a colony under direct control of the English crown

<p>a colony under direct control of the English crown</p>
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Slave Codes

laws that controlled the lives of enslaved African Americans and denied them basic rights

<p>laws that controlled the lives of enslaved African Americans and denied them basic rights</p>
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Racism

the belief that one race is superior to another

<p>the belief that one race is superior to another</p>
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Act of Toleration

a 1649 Maryland law that provided religious freedom for all Christians

<p>a 1649 Maryland law that provided religious freedom for all Christians</p>