Unit 5 Vocab Flashcards
Sea captain that found the Americas in 1492
Christopher Columbus
Land that are controlled by another nation
Colony
A spaniard that landed on the shores of Mexico
Hernado Cortez
Spanish explorers
Conquistadors
Aztec emperor
Montezuma the second
Conquistador that conquered the Inca empire in South America
Francisco Pizarro
Mixed Spanish and Native American
Mestizo
System that the natives had to do the labor for the Spanish, but the Spanish authorities would have to act fairly and respect the workers
Encomienda
Region in Canada that was first explored and claimed
New France
First British colony in North America
Jamestown
Group that founded the second English colony
Pilgrims
Religious group at broke off from the Anglican Church to make a powerful colony
Puritans
The Dutch holdings in north America
New Netherlands
Conflict between Britain and France
French and Indian war
Native American ruler(king Phillip)
Metacom
The buying and selling of Africans for work in the Americas
Atlantic slaved trade
Transatlantic trading network
Triangular trade
The voyage that brought captured Africans to the west indies and later to north and South America
Middle passage
The global transfer of foods plants and animals during the colonization of the Americas
Columbian exchange
The revolution of the economic atmosphere of Europe
Commercial revolution
An economic system based on private ownership and the investment of wealth for profit
Capitalism
People pooling their wealth for a common purpose
Joint-stock company
That a nations power was determined by its wealth
Mercantilism
Selling more goods than bought
Favorable balance of trade
