EUS 1 Vocabulary

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conquistador

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a Spanish explorer who conquered lands around the world

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Columbian Exchange

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the sharing of plants, animals, ideas, and technology between Europe and the Americas

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charter

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legal document given by the king of England

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company

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investors who provided ships, tools, food, water, and protection for the people who moved to America

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export

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to sell to other countries

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favorable balance of trade

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when a country sells more than it buys

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import

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to buy from other countries

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indentured servants

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men and women whose journey from England to the colonies was paid for by another person

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mercantilism

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economic system that uses raw materials used to make manufactured goods that would be exported

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speculate

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to purchase large tracts of land and then resell them in smaller parts for profit