Unit 4 Vocab Flashcard Version C

Front

The social structure that developed in Spanish America that divided people into groups based on racial heritage and skin color was called ____________.

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The Casta system

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Residents in colonial Spanish America who were born in Spain and enjoyed more prestigious social positions were called ___________.

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Peninsulares

Front

What was the three-masted sailing vessel created by the Portuguese that allowed them to sail into the wind?

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Caravel

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What was the trans-Atlantic trade system that tied Western Africa, the Americas, and Europe together?

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Triangular trade

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What was the forced labor system granted to Spanish colonists by the king that allowed them to exact labor from indigenous populations in the Americas?

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