VOCABULARY FOR LATIN AMERICA Flashcards
CORN
MAIZE
SPANISH EXPLORERS
CONQUISTADORE
CHILDREN OF AFRICAN AND NATIVE AMERICAMS
ZAMBO
VICE ROY
CROWN APPOINTED GOVERNER
MILITARY DICTATOR
CUADILLIO
STIELIAE
COLUMNS CARVED WITH HYROGLYPICS
NATIVE AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN HERITAGE
MESTIZO
CRIOLLOS
EUROPEANS BORN IN THE NEW WORLD
AUDIENCIA
SUPPORT GOVERNMENT THAT HELPED VICE ROY RUN THE COUNTRY (JUDGES, LAW ENFOCRERS, ETC)
BIG STICK POLICY
CREATED BY THEODORE ROOSEVELT, IT MADE THE U.S THE “POLICE” OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
MONROE DOCTRINE
TOLD EUROPEANS TO STAY OUT OF THE AMERICAS
MERCANTLISM
THEORY THAT COUNTRIES NEED TO AMASS ON TREASURE (GOLD AND SILVER)
MULATTO
CHILDREN OF AFRICAN AND EUROPEAN HERTAGE
PENINSULARES
EUROPEANS THAT WENT INTO THE NEW WORLD FOR A SHORT PERIOD F TIME
ENCOMIENDA
LARGE LAND GRATS THAT SPANISH CROWN GAVE TO ENCOURAGE SETTLEMENT OGF THE NEQW WORLD.