Exploration Vocab

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Explorers drawn by lands of gold and silver

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conquistadors

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Forced unpaid labor of Natives by Spanish leaders

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encomienda system

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A person with Native American and Spanish heritage

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mestizo

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Stage of triangular trade transporting slaves to the New World

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Middle Passage

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Communities organized by ranks

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Hierarchy

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Establishment of distant settlements by a parent country

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Colonization

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Term for the Americas post-discovery

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New World

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A system where countries used colonies to enhance wealth and power through trade.

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mercantilism

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Three-sided trade of goods and slaves among Europe, Africa, and the New World.

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Triangular Trade

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Transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds

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Columbian Exchange