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this product became a profitable resource
Sugar
the oldest town established by the Europeans in the United States
St. Augustine
he led an expedition through the southeastern united states
Hernando de Soto
the leader of the Aztecs
Montezuma
a trip that is made for the purpose of exploration
expedition
a food source that became one of the world’s most important cereal crops
corn
the current name of New Spain
Mexico
he was probably the first European to visit Florida
Juan Ponce de Leon
the empire that Hernan Cortes sought to conquer
Aztecs
a person who buys and sells goods for a profit
merchant
an instrument used in navigation that measures the sun and stars
astrolabe
the name given to the colony in the New World started by Spain
New Spain
he sought to find riches by conquering the southwestern states
Francisco de Coronado
a navigational tool used to tell latitude and longitude at sea
sextant
a widespread disease
epidemic
a small, fast sailing ship
Caravel
the city built on the ruins of Tenochtitlan
Mexico City
he sailed around South America and landed in the Philippines
Ferdinand Magellan
people getting, transporting, and selling human beings
trading in enslaved people
a person who supports another financially
patron
a navigational tool used to provide latitude at sea and an exact measurement of time
chronometer
the process of planning a route and finding one’s location
navigation
the king of Spain during the time Cortes conquered the Aztecs
Charles V
a country or area under the control of another country
colony
the movement of people, animals, plants, and cultures between the Eastern and Western hemispheres
Columbian Exchange