Explorers
Landed in the Bahamas in search of a new route to the Indies
Columbus
Policy that individuals and private business can have great wealth
Capitalism
People who travel and try to convert people to Christianity
Missionaries
The 3 G's of exploration
Gold, God, Glory
Explorer who conquered the Incan Empire
Pizarro
This is caused by the rise of demand coupled with the lowering of supply
Inflation
Global transfer of: food, animals, plant, disease
Columbian Exchange
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire
Cortes
Names of all 3 of Columbus' ships
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
1st to circumnavigate the globe
Magellan
Multiple people combining wealth for a common goal
Joint-Stock Company
Large farms that required labor
Plantation
Important cash crop found in Jamestown which made England wealthy
Tobacco
2 most important foods that were exported out of America which helped people live longer
Funded voyages for Portuguese explorers
Henry the Navigator
Policy that power is based on wealth
Mercantilism
System of forced native labor in colonies
Encomienda System
Country Magellan was killed in while trying to sail around the globe
Philippines
1st English settlement in the Americas
Jamestown
Founded 1st all sea route to Asia
Vasco da Gama
Policy of having more Exports than Imports
Favorable Balance of Trade
Name for the large Spanish fleet defeated by the English
Spanish Armada
Name of those with mixed ancestry in the Spanish colonies
Mestizo
Spanish priest who protested against the treatment of natives
Bartolome de las Casas