Christopher Columbus
Geonese sailor
atahualpa
city near the city of cajamarca
pilgrims
group founded by a second english colony
atlantic slave trade
buying and selling of africans to work in the americas
join-stock company
Another business venture that developed during this period
colonies
lands that are controlled by other countries
mestizo
mixed spanish and native american.
puritians
group know for sought religious freedom from england's anglican church
triangular trade
Africans transported to the Americas were part of a transatlantic trading network
mercantilism
During this time, the nations of Europe adopted a new economic policy
hernando cortes
spaniard that landed on the shores of mexico
encomienda
where the spanish forced native americans work under a system
new netherland
dutch holdings in north america
middle passage
The voyage that brought captured Africans to the West Indies and later to North and South America
a nation could increase its wealth and power in two ways. First, it could obtain as much gold and silver as possible. Second, it could establish a favorable balance of trade
conquistadors
spanish explorers
new france
base of france's colonial empire in north america
french and indian war
dispute over land that became a war
columbian exchange
The global transfer of foods, plants, and animals during the colonization of the Americas
francisco pizarro
conquistador
jamestown
settlement named after their king
metacom
native american ruler who led an attack on colonial villages
capitalism
Capitalism is an economic system based on private ownership and the investment of resources, such as money, for profit