Colonization Vocab

A Spanish explorer who goes into a land to take over

A group of states or nations controlled by one supreme authority

The act of settling into an area and taking control of the Native people

The part of the Triangular Trade that involved the shipping of slaves to the Americas

A device that uses the stars to help sailors determine their location

A belief in the benefits of trade and commercialism

A triangular cloth hung at a 45° to help ships travel more efficiently

The area of the world known before the Age of Exploration (Asia, Europe, and Africa)

The area of the world known after the Age of Exploration (the Americas)