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WH-Unit 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |