| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Columbian Exchange | transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Americas and Europe, Asia, and Africa |
| Mercantilism | practice of creating and maintaining wealth by carefully controlling trade |
| Indentured Servants | colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years |
| Colony | a country or area that is ruled by another country |
| French Colonies | found in the Great Lakes region, traded fur with the Native Americans, got along well with the Natives |
| Alliances | partnerships formed with another group |
| Slave | someone who is captured and sold into forced servitude |
| Spanish Colonies | conquistadors who came to Central America in search of Gold, converted the natives to Christianity, and were in search of personal Glory |
| English Colonies | formed the original 13 colonies |
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