Vocabulary Flashcards
1
Q
CONQUEST
A
taking control by force
2
Q
SPONSORED
A
given money
3
Q
OVERSEAS TERRITORY
A
area of land belonging to a distant country
4
Q
REIGN
A
period when a king or queen ruled a country
5
Q
CIRCUMNAVIGATE
A
go completely around, in a ship
6
Q
SETTLED
A
went to live permanently
7
Q
SLAVE TRADE
A
buying and sellling people, and forcing them to work
8
Q
ABOLISHED
A
ended, by law
9
Q
RAW MATERIALS
A
natural products, often used to manufacture things
10
Q
ATROCITIES
A
acts of extreme cruelty
11
Q
DECLINE
A
to get smaller
12
Q
SOVEREIGNTY
A
the power of a country to control its own government
