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absolutism
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system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power
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armada
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fleet or warships
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capitalism
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economic system in which there is free enterprise
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colonize
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distant land being settled but still under control of its native country
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conquistador
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name given to Spanish explorers of the New World
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demarcation
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boundary or line of separation
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inflation
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general rise in the cost of goods, making a decline in purchasing power
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inquisition
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judicial institution established to find heretics and punish them
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mercantilism
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economic theory in which the government closely regulates the control of businesses in colonies to increase thier own wealth
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viceroy
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someone who rules a colony on behalf of a monarch of another country
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