Historical Terms and Concepts

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Coureurs de bois

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French fur trappers who learned many skills from the Indigenous people with whom they worked and lived.

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Conquistadors

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Spanish soldiers who accompanied the ship captains and merchants in the Americas, taking land and resources from the Indigenous people of Mexico and Peru, usually by violent means.

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Columbine Exchange

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The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and people across the Atlantic Ocean between Europe and the Americas.

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Domesticated

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Plants or animals that live and breed in a human environment; tame.

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Slavery

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The treatment of people as property. People who are denied freedom in this way are said to be enslaved.

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Techniques

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A specialized method used to achieve the desired result.

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Missionaries

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People who travel to a territory or community to convert people to their religion.

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Colony

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A new settlement or territory established and governed by a country in another land.

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Convert

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To change a person’s religious beliefs so they accept a different or new religion.

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Impact

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To have a direct effect on a person or thing.