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Tainos   Natives in the west indies that Columbus made contact with.  
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Conquistadors   Spanish Conquerers  
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Hispaniola   The islands where conquistadors and columbus lived  
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Aztecs   Great Indian empire from Mexico  
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Incas   Great indian empire in present day Peru  
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Tenochtitlan   The Aztec capital which after became Mexico city  
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New spain   Most important spanish province situated in Mexico  
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Viceroys   Representatives who ruled each spanish province in the name of the King  
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Audencias   Lesser spanish officials who helped the viceroys rule  
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Council of the Indies   Group appointed by the king of spain to pass laws for spanish provinces in america  
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Plantations   Large estates  
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economiendas   The right of spanish colonists to demand labor or tribute from the Native population  
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Peons   Workers forced to labor for a landlord to pay off a debt  
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New laws of the indies   1542, ended the enslavement of the negative americans in spanish america  
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Peninsulars   People born in spain  
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Creoles   American born descendants of spanish settlers  
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Mestizos   People of mixed native american and european descent  
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mulattoes   People of african and european descent  
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New france   Present day Newfoundland, canada  
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Jamestown   First permanent colony (13 in total)  
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Treaty of Paris   Ended the French and Indian war in America  
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Middle Passage   The voyage of slave ships from Africa to America, About half of the slaves died  
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Inflation   Rise in prices due to an increase in the amount of money available  
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Colombus Exchange   The exchange of people, animals, plants, technology, and disease between Europe and Americas  
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Capitalism   The investment of money to make a profit  
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Price Revolution   The rise of prices in Europe during the global age  
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Entrepreneurs   Enterprising merchants who provided money that financed trade  
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Mercantillism   Policy by which a nation sought to export more than it imports in order to build up its supply of gold and silver  
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Hernan cortes   Spanish conquistador who conquered the aztecs  
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Malinche   Indian woman who served as cortes interpreter  
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Montezuma   Aztec emperor who was defeated by cortes  
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Quentzalcoatl   The aztec god king who long ago vowed to return from the east  
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Francisco Pizarro   Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas in Peru  
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Atahaulpa   The incan ruler in Peru  
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Bartolome de las Casas   Catholic priest who spoke out against the treatment of the natives  
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Samuel Champlain   Built the first French settlement in Quebec  
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Joint Stock Companies   Private trading companies in which shares are sold to investors to finance business ventures  
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