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20 Cards in this Set
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Christopher Columbus |
Made four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. |
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Vasco de Balboa |
A Spanish colonist who explored the Caribbean. |
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Ferdinand Magellan |
An explorer who set out to find an Atlantic/ Pacific passage. |
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Strait |
A narrow passage that connects two large bodies of water. |
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Circumnavigate |
Is to travel around. |
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Conquistador |
A soldier like adventurer. |
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Hernando Cortez |
A Spanish explorer and conqueror. |
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Moctezuma |
The Aztec ruler. |
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Plantation |
Large farms worked by laborers who live on the property. |
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Encomienda |
These were lands grants that included the right to demand labor or taxes from Native Americans. |
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Bartolome de Casas |
A priest that traveled through New Spain working for reform. |
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Mission |
A religious settlement. |
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Peninsular |
Spanish colonist born in Spain. |
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Mercantilism |
Held the colonies existed to make the home country wealthy and powerful. |
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Northwest Passage |
A sea route from the Atlantic tho the Pacific that passed through or around North America. |
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Henry Hudson |
Made four voyages to find a Northwest Passage. |
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Samuel de Champlain |
Made the first of 11 voyages to map the St. Lawrence River. |
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Courier de bois |
The French term for "runners of the woods," were independent traders who lived among the Indians. |
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Jacques Marquette |
A French missionary who founded two missions along the Great Lakes. |
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Alliance |
An agreement between parties that benefits them both. |