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Europe Looks Outward
Terms From Chapter 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Narrow passage that connects two large bodies of water | Strait |
| To travel all the way around the Earth | Circumnavigate |
| Soldier adventurer | Conquistador |
| A grant by the Spanish Crown to a colonist in America conferring the right to demand tribute and forced labor from the Indian inhabitants of an area. | Encomienda |
| Spanish colonist who was born in Spain | Peninsular |
| Independent traders who lived among the Indians (runner of the woods) | Coureur de bois |
| Supersede and replace | Supplant |
| Farms specializing in cash crop | Plantation |
| Religious settlement | Mission |
| A system where colonies exist to make the home country wealthy and powerful | Mercantilism |