unit 4 quiz 2 Flashcards

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Ferdinand Magellan

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Portuguese navigator who led the Spanish expedition of 1519-1522 that was the first to sail around the world.

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Fronde

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A series of violent uprisings during the early reign of Louis XIV triggered by growing royal control and increased taxation

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Mestizo

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The term used by Spanish authorities to describe someone of mixed native American and European descent.

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Fluyt

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A shallow-draft ship of large capacity, which enabled Dutch transport of enormous quantities of cereals, timber, and iron:

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The Great Dying

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Term used to describe the devastating demographic impact of European-borne epidemic diseases on the Americas.

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Hacienda

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Spanish estates in the Americas that were often plantations.

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Henry the Navigator

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Portuguese prince who promoted the study of navigation and directed voyages of exploration down the western coast of Africa.

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Indentured Servitude

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A worker bound by a voluntary agreement to work for a specified period of years often in return for free passage to an overseas destination. Before 1800 most were Europeans; after 1800 most indentured laborers were Asians.

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joint-stock company

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A company made up of a group of shareholders. Each shareholder contributes some money to the company and receives some share of the company’s profits and debts.

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Merchantilism

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Policy by which a nation sought to export more than it imported in order to gain wealth and power.

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