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Chapter 7 Lesson 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| staple | a food that is eaten regulary |
| surplus | extra; more than needed |
| conquistador | a Spanish explorer of the early Americas |
| colonialism | a policy based on control of one country by another |
| revolution | a period of violent and sweeping change |
| plantaion | a large farm |
| cash crop | a farm product grown for sale |
| caudillo | a person who often ruled a Latin American country as a director and was generally a high - ranking military officer or a rich man |
| Columbian Exchange | the transfer of plants, animals, and people between Europe, Asia, and Africa on one side and the Americans on the other |