Chapter 2 Vocabulary Flashcards
alliance
people or nations involved in a pact or treaty.
conquistador
A Spanish soldier that explored the Americas and claimed land for Spain.
encomienda
A grant of Native American slave labor.
export
to send abroad for trade or sale.
galleon
A sailing ship
hacienda
A large farm or estate.
maroon
runaway or fugitive slave.
mercantilism
An economic system that increased money in a country’s treasury by creating a favorable balance of trade.
Middle Passage
The middle leg of the triangular trade route that brought captured Africans to the Americas to serve as slaves.
mission
settlement created by the Spanish church in order to convert Native Americans to Christianity.
plantation
large farm that raises cash crops.
racism
a belief that some are inferior because of their ethnicity.
slave codes
A law passed to regulate the treatment of slaves.
Spanish Armada
A large fleet of ships sent to invade England and restore Catholicism.
