vocabulary

Question 1

conquistador

Answer 1

“a conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.

Question 2

colony

Answer 2

“a group of people of one nationality or ethnic group living in a foreign city or country.

Question 3

mercant

Answer 3

“a group of people of one nationality or ethnic group living in a foreign city or country.

Question 4

balance of trade

Answer 4

“the difference in value between a country’s imports and exports.

Question 5

the compass

Answer 5

“an instrument containing a magnetized pointer that shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it.

Question 6

joint stock company

Answer 6

“a company whose stock is owned jointly by the shareholders.

Question 7

triangular trade

Answer 7

“a multilateral system of trading in which a country pays for its imports from one country by its exports to another.

Question 8

columbian exchange

Answer 8

“The Columbian Exchange refers to a period of cultural and biological exchanges between the New and Old Worlds. Exchanges of plants, animals, diseases and technology transformed European and Native American ways of life.

Question 9

middle passage

Answer 9

“The Middle Passage. The second leg of a 3 part voyage, started in the 1670’s that connected America to Africa. Ships on this route brought back slaves for America, frequently packing in as many Africans as possible with minimal food, water, and shelter in order to maximize profit.

Question 10

treaty of tordesillas

Answer 10

“Treaty of Tordesillas, (June 7, 1494), agreement between Spain and Portugal aimed at settling conflicts over lands newly discovered or explored by Christopher Columbus and other late 15th-century voyagers.