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vocab from the past
history vocab cards
| Word/Term | Definition of Word/Term |
|---|---|
| African Diaspora | the population of displaced Africans and their descendants around the world |
| Charter | an official document that gives a person the right to establish a colony |
| Northwest Passage | a nonexistent path through North America that early explorers searched for that would that would allow ships to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific |
| Spanish Armada | a large Spanish fleet defeated by England in 1588 |
| Plantation | a large farm that usually specialized in growing one kind of crop for profit |
| Encomienda | a system in Spanish America that gave settlers the right to tax Indians or to demand the in exchange for protecting them and converting them |
| Conquistador | a Spanish soldier and explorer who led miletery expeditions in the Americas and captured land for Spain |
| Circumnavigate | to travel all the way around the globe |
| Columbain Exchange | the transfer of plants, animals, and dieseases between the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia |
| Sea Dogs | name given to English sailors who raided Spanish treasure ships |
| Tenochtitlan | the ancient capital of the Aztec empire on the site of present day Mexico city. Distroyed by the Spanish in 1521 |
| Middle Passage | a voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic ocean to North America and the West Indies |
| Protestant Reformation | a religious movement begun by Martin Luther and others in 1517 to reform the catholic church |
| Viceroy | a man who served as a governor of a country, province or colony |
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