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15 Cards in this Set
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boom country |
term for an economy based on one, profitable commodity. Usually short lived. |
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astrolabe |
device used to help sailors determine latitude while at sea |
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caravel |
a sailing ship capable of tacking against wind to continue going forward. |
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Columbia exchange |
exchange of goods, plants, animals, diseases, and ideas among Europe, Africa, and the Americas. |
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conquistadores |
Spanish soldiers who conquered south and central america |
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drought |
a prolonged time without adequate rainfall |
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emigrate |
to leave ones country to live in a new land |
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encomienda system |
Spanish system where landowners were given natives to rule, employ, and convert to Christianity. |
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Feudalistic |
the political and economic practices where common people owe loyalty and service to an overlord. |
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immigrate |
to come to a new land to live |
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indentured servant |
one who works off his passage to the New World over time |
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joint stock company |
business that sponsored colonization in order to make a profit |
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patroons |
term for dutch landowners in the New world |
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pluralistic |
a type of society with diverse groups and beliefs living in it |
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starving times |
a term for the harsh early times suffered by the most original colonists. |
