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Ch 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sugar | Cash crop grown in the Caribbean |
| Enslaved Africans | The primary labor force of the Caribbean in colonial times |
| Maize | Important Native American crop that originated in Mexico |
| Agriculture | Farming; encourages the development of population centers |
| Subsistence Farming | Growing enough food to feed yourself, but not to sell. Practiced by the Algonquian and other Native Americans |
| Cortez | Spanish Conquistador who conquered the Aztecs |
| Aztecs/Mexica | Native American kingdom in modern day Mexico at the time of European contact |
| Montezuma/Moctezuma | King of the Aztecs |
| Caribbean | Group of islands south of Florida, north of South America, and east of Mexico |