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7th Grade
SS - Colonization
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Import | A good brought into a country to be sold |
| Mercantilism | An economic system used in Europe in the 18th century to increase a nation’s wealth by government regulation of all of the nation’s commercial interests (raw materials, colonies, etc) |
| Missionaries | People sent on a religious journey to spread Christianity |
| Middle Passage | The sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies |
| Triangular Trade | Trade between the Americas, Africa, and the Caribbean islands |
| Imperialism | The effort of a nation to create an empire of colonies |
| Encomienda | Grant by the Spanish Crown to a colonist in America giving the right to demand tax and forced labor from the native inhabitants of the area |
| Exploitation | To take advantage of something at the cost of someone else |
| Export | A good sent to another country to be sold |
| Colony | An area under full or partial control of another country and occupied by settlers of that country |
| Small pox | A highly contagious disease that causes fever and a rash and usually death |
| Conquistadors | Spanish conquerors of the 16th century |
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