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WH Vocab: Ch 15

The Beginnings of Our Global Age: Europe and the Americas

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Spanish explorers who claimed lands in the Americas for Spain in the 1500s and 1600s conquistador
natural protection; resistance (to disease) immunity
one of the earliest conquistadors who landed in Mexico in 1519 and took over the Aztec empire Hernan Cortes
capital city of the Aztec empire Tenochtitlan
a young Indian woman who served as translator and advisor to Cortes Malinche
formal agreement between 2 or more nations or powers to cooperate and come to one another's defense alliance
the Aztec emperor who faced the Spanish invasion led by Cortes Moctezuma
to force compel
Spanish conquistador who arrived in Peru in 1532, overran the Incas, and conquered much of the continent of South America for Spain Francisco Pizarro
war fought between groups of people in the same nation civil war
representative who ruled one of Spain's provinces in the Americas in the king's name viceroy
right the Spanish government granted to its American colonists to demand labor or tribute from Native Americans encomienda
a bold Spanish priest who spoke out against the evils of the encomienda system and pleaded with the king to end the abuse Bartolome de Las Casas
worker forced to labor for a landlord in order to pay off a debt peon
severe; having a strong effect drastic
member of the highest class in Spain's colonies in the Americas peninsular
person in Spain's colonies in the Americas who was an American-born descendent of Spanish settlers creole
person in Spain's colonies in the Americas who was of Native American and European descent mestizo
a person of African and European descent in Spain's colonies in the Americas mulatto
a pirate who operated with the approval of European governments privateer
French possession in present-day Canada from the 1500s to 1763 New France
income revenue
English Protestants who rejected the Church of England Pilgrims
an agreement among people compact
to succeed; to triumph prevail
a war between France and England that erupted in 1754 in North America and ended in 1763 French and Indian War
the agreement that officially ended the French and Indian War as well as other fighting between France and England, and ensured British dominance in North America Treaty of Paris (1763)
African slave in the late 1700s who published an autobiography detailing his experiences Olaudah Equiano
colonial trade routes among Europe and its colonies, the West Indies, and Africa in which goods were exchanged for slaves triangular trade
the 2nd leg of triangular trade in which slaves were transported to the Americas Middle Passage
anything bought and sold commodity
to keep under control; to keep from action restrain
a revolt aboard a ship mutiny
a vast global exchange of goods, people, plants, and animals that began with Columbus and profoundly affected the world Columbian Exchange
scattering; spreading of dispersal
a rise in prices that is linked to a sharp increase in the amount of money available inflation
the period in European history during the 1500s when inflation rose rapidly price revolution
an economic system in which most businesses are owned privately capitalism
a person who takes on financial risks to make profits entrepreneur
an economic policy in which it was believed that a nation must export more goods than it imports to build its supply of gold and silver mercantilism
a tax on an imported good tariffs
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