Chp. 2.3-2.4 Review Flashcards
Aztec ruler when Cortés and his men arrived
Moctezuma
A Spanish conquistador who landed in South America (with only 180 men) in December 1530, and destroyed the Inca
Pizzaro
gave Spanish settlers the right to use Native Americans as workers; though the Spanish were supposed to protect their laborers, many ignored this to put the natives in sugar plantations, and gold/ silver mines.
Encomienda
A settlement of people who live in a new territory, away from their home country, but linked to them by government or trade;
Colony
Large farm that grows just one type of crop; it can make lots of money for the owner, but requires lots of workers.
Plantation
Protestant church started by Henry VIII after the pope wouldn’t give him a divorce (3 words)
Church of England
Spanish soldier/adventurer seeking riches and glory
conquistador
conquistador of the Aztecs
Cortes
Spanish person born in America
creole
priest who didn’t like Native slavery, so he suggested African slavery, but later he regretted this suggestion (3 words)
de las Casas
Spanish explorer who created the first European settlement in modern-day United States (2 words)
de Leon
English sailor who helped England defeat the Spanish Armada
Drake
Claimed land in modern day United States and named it New Netherlands
Dutch
Protestant Queen of England whose ships defeated the Spanish Armada
Elizabeth I
large ranch in the New World for raising cattle or other livestock
hacienda