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WH-Unit 6
Term | Definition |
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conquistador | Spanish conquerors |
Hernan Cortes | a Spanish conquistador who took over Tenochtitlan |
Moctezuma | an Aztec emperor |
Francisco Pizarro | a conquistador who took over the Incan empire |
encomienda | the right to demand labor or tribute from native Americans |
peninsulares | people born in Spain |
creole | American born descendants of Spanish settlers |
mestizo | people of Native American and European descent |
mulatto | people of African and European descent |
French and Indian War | a war between France and England that was also called the Seven Years War |
Triangular Trade | a triangle shaped series of Atlantic trade routes linking Europe, African, and the Americas |
Middle Passage | the transportation of slaves from Africa to the Americas |
Columbian Exchange | a vast global exchange where new plants and animals were introduced to Europe and the Americas |
mercantilism | an economic policy where people export more goods than they import |
natural law | rules discoverable by reason |