Unit 8 vocab world studies Flashcards
a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organization
alliances
a war between people of the same country
Civil War
resistance of disease; freedom from some charge or obligation
immunity
Early 16 century Spanish adventures who conquered Mexico, Central America, and Peru, (examples Cortez, Pizarro, Francisco)
Conquistadors
royal governors sent by Spain to rule in the King’s name/sovereign
Viceroys
an estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco are cultivated by resident labor
plantations
workers forced to labor for a landlord in order to pay off a debt, could be Spanish-American
Peons
Descendents of Spanish-born but born in Latin America;
Creoles
people who work to spread their religious beliefs
Missionaries
the financial resources of the government
Revenues
an agreement, or contract, among a group of people
Compact
the extensive exchange of slaves, sugar, cotton, and furs between Europe, Africa, and the Americas that transformed economic, political, and social life on both sides of the Atlantic
Triangle trade
to cancel an act or law
Repeal
Companies that control all production of a good or service.
Monopolies
Belief that a rulers authority comes directly from god.
Divine Right
