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Chapter 16 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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conquistador | conqueror |
immunity | resistance |
alliance | association |
civil war | war within same nation |
viceroy | royal representative |
plantation | large estate for workers |
ecomienda | right to demand labor or taxes |
peon | forced laborer |
peninsular | colonist born in Spain |
creole | American-born descendant of Spanish settler |
mestizo | Native American and Spanish descendant |
mulatto | African and Spanish descendant |
privateer | pirate |
missionary | one spreading Christianity |
revenue | income from taxes |
compact | agreement |
triangular trade | goods for slaves for goods |
repeal | cancel |
monopoly | exclusive business control |
inflation | general rise in prices |
capitalism | investment of capital to make a profit |
entrepreneur | merchant taking big risks for big profits |
joint stock company | amasses capital to outfit a ship |
mercantilism | nation needs more exports than imports |
tariff | tax on import |