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Chapter 21
The Americas
Term | Definition |
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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 |