European countries claimed land through missions to teach religion, trading posts to exchange goods, and settlements like Jamestown. They used charters to officially establish outposts and sometimes relied on slavery and control of tributary rivers.

1. Where did the European countries claim land? Unit 2, Lesson 4- Vocabulary

2. Mission (noun) a place set up by a religious group to teach religion and other ways of life to native people

3. Tradin g Post (noun) a place where people meet to trade goods

4. Tributar y (noun) a river that flows into a larger river or lake

5. Slaver y (noun) the practice of owning people and forcing them to work without pay

6. Charter (noun) an official document from an authority to do something

7. Settlement (noun) a place to live that is set up in a new area Jamestown