Explorers
Conquistador who brought the Aztecs to ruin
Who was Hernando Cortes?
an open rebellion of a crew of sailors
What is mutiny?
1494 treaty between Spain & Portugal agreeing to divide the lands of the Western hemisphere between them
What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?
laws to regulate the treatment of slaves
What were slave codes?
earned the title "Protector of the Indians"
Who was Bartolome de Las Casas?
Italian navigator who looked for a faster water route to Asia
Who was Christopher Columbus?
economic system that increased the money in a country's treasury by creating a favorable balance of trade
What is mercantilism?
large fleet of ships sent to invade England and restore Catholicism
What was the Spanish Armada?
the practice of one person being owned by another
What is slavery?
laws that ordered the gradual freeing of all enslaved Native Americans
What was the New Laws of 1542?
Italian sailor who explored what is now the Americas
Who was Amerigo Vespucci?
people or nations involved in a pact or treaty
What is an alliance?
the granting of forced Native American labors for conquered territories.
What were encomiendas?
maroons
What were "runaway slaves"?
an all-water route to Asia that European explorers hoped to find; didn't exist
What was the Northwest Passage?
Killed the Incan emperor; took control of the Cuzco Valley for Peru
Who was Francisco Pizarro?
small English ships used to attack the bulky Spanish sailing ships
What are galleons?
large forms that raised cash crops
What are plantations?
the voyage from Africa to the Americas
What was the middle passage?
large estates created by the Spanish
What are haciendas?
founder of a fur-trading post at Quebec
Who was Samuel de Champlain?
Name given to English sailors who manned galleons
What are "sea dogs"?
settlements that included a church, a town, and farm lands
What were missions?
the belief that some people are inferior because of the color of their skin
What is racism?
Event happening at SMS on October 25 at 5:45
What is STEM Night?