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294638807conquistadorA military leader that conquer new lands0
294638808viceroyRepresentatives who ruled in the kings name, in each province1
294638809Mesitizopeople of European and Native American desendents2
294638810MullatoPeople of African and European desendents3
294638811CreoleAmerican-born desendents of Spanish settlers4
294638812PeninsulareMember of the highest class in Spain's colonies in the Americas5
294638813PrivateerPrivatly owned ship commissioned by a gov't to attack and capture enemy ships6
294638814Entrepreneurspeople who take on financial risk to make profits7
294638815InflationA rise in prices8
294638816CapitalismExpanded trade, and increased money supply and the push for overseas empires9
294638817immunityNatural protectant,Resistance10
294638818Encomiendaright the Spanish gov't granted to its American colonist to demand labor from Native Americans11
294638819PilgrimsEnglish protestants who rejected the Church Of England12
294638820Tarifftax on imported goods13
294638821Hernan CortezA land owner in Cuba, heard of Spanish expeditions began a trek toward Tenochtitlan14
294638822MalincheA young Indian woman served as translator and advisor15
294638823Francisco PizarroWas interested in Peru's Inca Empire16
294638824Bartolome De Las CasasCondemed the evils of the encomienda system17
294638825Olaudah Equinaoformed part of an international trade network that arose during the 1500's18
294638826MoctezumaAztec emperor19
294638827AtahualpaPizzaro's secretary who refused to become a spanish vassel20
294642013Columbian ExchangeFrom Western to Eastern: Corn,Potatoes,Beans, Peanuts From Eastern to Western: Wheat, Sugar,Rice,Oats21

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