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Chapter 21
The Americas
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| conquistadors | Spanish soldiers who conquered people in other lands |
| circumnavigate | to go completely around something, such as the world |
| allies | those who support each other for some common purpose |
| smallpox | a disease that causes a high fever and often death |
| ambush | a surprise attack |
| hostage | someone held against his or her will in exchange for something |
| plantations | a large estate or farm that used enslaved people or hired workers to grow and harvest crops |
| cash crops | crops grown in large amounts to be sold for profit |
| mercantilism | an economic theory that depends on a greater amount of exports than imports in order to increase a country's supply of gold and silver |
| commerce | an exchange of goods; business |
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, pays for, and takes on the risk of setting up a business |
| cottage industry | a system for making goods in workers' homes |