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Periods of European Overseas Empires, Mercantile Empires, Spanish Colonial Syste
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Slave Trade | Developed greatly during this time period in both Europe and the Americas- mainly African slaves |
| Era of Mercantile Empires | time of colonial trade and rivalry among France, Spain, and Great Britain |
| End of Mercantilism and Colonization | colonial trade and rivalry among France, Spain, and Great Britain |
| Mercantilism | Belief in the benefits of profitable trading- led to colonization |
| Mid to late 20th century | Decolonization by the Europeans occurs after 4 and a half centuries |
| The Treaty of Utrecht (1713) | established the boundaries of empire during the first half of the 12th century |
| Mercantilism | Belief in the benefits of profitable trading- led to colonization |
| Goal of Colonies | To supply goods, natural materials, and workers to the home country |
| National Monopoly | ruling principal in Mercantilism when one country controls a trade-tight system of national commerce |
| "Golden Age of Smugglers" | in the 18th century colonists traded and waged war with one another at their convenience and left the parent countries to take responsibility |
| East India Company | British chartered company that held a legal monopoly in India |
| Compagnie de Indes | French company that was in competition with the East India Company |
| Factories | original European trading footholds in India |
| Audiencias | subordinate judicial counsels of the viceroyalties in Spanish colonies |
| Corregidores | local officials who ruled over municipal counsils in the Spanish colonies |
| Casa de Contratacion | (House of Trade) in Seville that regulated all trade with the New World |
| Consulado | Merchant guild in Seville that was associated with trade from the new world |
| Flota | Spanish fleet consisting of merchant ships and protecting warships that made a yearly trip to gather and transport supplies to and from the new world- trade outside of it was illegal |
| 1765- France | Charles III abolishes the monopolies of Seville and Cadiz allowing other Spanish cities to trade with America |
| intendants | loyal, royal bureaucrats who were placed in power over colonies to prevent corruption and make tax collecting more efficient |
| peninsulares | persons born in Spain who went to the New World- taking the most profitable jobs |
| creoles | persons of European descent who were born in the Spanish colonies- became second class citizens and were very unhappy about it |
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