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GRANT SCHOOL
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Vocabulary — Week 10
Presidio
A Spanish fort.
Colony
A land ruled by a distant country.
Pueblo
A farming community in Spanish California.
Plantation
A huge farm.
Plaza
An open square where people can gather.
Slavery
The practice of holding people against their will and
making them carry out orders.
Alcalde
A mayor of a town in Spanish California.
Borderlands
Areas of land on or near the borders between countries,
colonies, or regions that serve as barriers.
Economy
The way people in a place or region use resources to meet
their needs.
Presidio
A Spanish fort.
Neophyte
A person who is new to the Catholic faith.
Mission
A small religious community.
Revolt
To fi ght against.
Legislature
The lawmaking branch of a colony, a state government, or
the national government.
Custom
A usual way doing things.
Governor
The head of the executive branch of state government.
Decade
A period of ten years.
Stock
A share of ownership in a business.
Century
A period of 100 years.
Indentured Servant
A person who agreed to work for another person without
pay for a certain length of time in exchange for passage to
North America.
4th Grade - Social Studies Unit 2, Chapter 3, Lesson 3&4.
5th Grade - Social Studies Unit 2, Chapter 4, Lessons 1 & 2.
