Unit 4 Review

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Conquistadors

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Spanish conquerors of the Americas

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Encomienda

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The right of Spanish landowners in America to use Native Americans as laborers

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Columbian Exchange

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The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages

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Colony

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A settlement of people living in a new territory, linked with the parent country by trade and direct government control

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Mercantilism

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A set of principles that dominated economic thought in the 17th century

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Balance of Trade

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The difference in value between a country's imports and exports

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Subsidies

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Payments made to support enterprises a government thinks are beneficial

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Plantations

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Large agricultural estates

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Triangular Trade

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A system of trade between Africa, Europe, and American colonies that involved slaves, cash crops, and manufactured goods

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Middle Passage

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The journey of enslaved people from Africa to the Americas, the middle portion of the triangular trade route