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Chapter16 Section2
Spanish and Portuguese Colonies in the Americas
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Viceroy- | representatives who ruled in his name, in each province. |
| Plantations- | large estates run by an owner or the owner's overseer |
| Encomienda- | the right to demand labor or tribute from Native Americans to work under the most brutal conditions |
| Peons- | workers forced to labor for a landlord in order to pay off a debt |
| Peninsular- | member of the highest class in Spain's colonies in the Americas |
| Creole- | person in Spain's colonies in the Americas who was an American-born descendant of Spanish settlers |
| Mestizo- | person in Spain's colonies in the Americas who was on ANtive American And European descent |
| Mulatto- | in Spain's colonies in the Americas,person who was of African and European descent |
| Privateer- | Pirate |