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40 Cards in this Set
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Conquistadors
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Spanish Conquerors
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Immunity
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Resistance
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Hernan Cortes
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One of the earliest conquistadors, and a land owner in Cuba
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Tenochtitlan
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The capital of the Aztec empire
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Malinche
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A young Indian woman
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Alliances
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People agreeing to fight together
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Moctezuma
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The Aztec Emperor
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Compel
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To force
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Francisco Pizarro
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Adventurer and a Spaniard
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Civil War
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A war fought between two people from the same nation
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Viceroys
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Representatives who ruled in the King's name
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Encomienda
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The right to demand labor or tribute from Native Americans in a particular area
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Bartolome de Las casas
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A bold priest who condemned the evils of the Encomienda system
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Peon
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Native American workers forced to do labor for a landlord in order to pay off a debt
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Peninsular
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Filled the highest positions in both colonial governments and the Catholic Church
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Creole
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American - born descendants of Spanish settlers. owned most of the plantations, ranches, and mines
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Mestizo
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People of Native American and European descent
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Mulatto
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People of African and European descent, formed the lowest social class
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Privateer
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pirates that operated with the approval of European governments
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Drastic
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Severe or having a strong effect
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New France
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Canada/ French claims in Canada
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Revenue
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Income from taxes from King Louis XIV's overseas empire
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Pilgrims
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English protestants who rejected the Church of England
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Compact
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An agreement among people
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French and Indian War
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A war between Britain and France in North America
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Treaty of Paris
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The end of the nine year war
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Prevail
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to succeed or triumph
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Olaudah Equiano
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An enslaved African that formed part of an international trade network
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Triangular Trade
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The three-legged international trade network
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Middle Passage
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The second leg of the triangular trade, on this slaves were transported to the Americas
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Commodity
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anything bought and sold
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Restrain
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To keep under control, or keep from action
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Columbian Exchange
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A vast global exchange started by Columbus
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Inflation
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A rise in prices due to a sharp increase in money available
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Price Revolution
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When inflation rose rapidly
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Capitalism
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An economic system in which most businesses are owned privately
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Entrepreneur
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people who take on financial risk to make profits
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Mercantilism
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A nations wealth was measured in it's gold and silver treasure
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Tariff
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taxes on imported goods
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Dispersal
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Scattering or spreading of
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