European Influence on the Americans and Colonization of Africa
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Viceroyalties | Provinces ruled by viceroys, direct representatives of the monarch. |
| Encomienda | the right to demand labor or tribute from Native Americans in a particular area |
| Immunity | Resistance to disease, an act exempting someone |
| Peninsulares | persons born in Spain who filled administrative posts in the New World |
| Creoles | descendents of Spanish-born BUT born in Latin America; resented inferior social, political, economic status |
| Mestizos | spanish and native american descent |
| Mulattos | people of mixed Spanish and African heritage |
| Missions | settlements established by priest in spanish america to get local indians to practice christianity |
| Joint-Stock Colonies | colonies owned by people who invested money in the company to share its profits |
| Proprietary colonies | a type of colony owned by an individual or a small group individuals |
| Royal Colonies | Colonies under the direct rule of a monarch. |
| Columbian Exchange | The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages. |
| Mercantilism | policy by which a nation sought to export more than it imported in order to build its supply of gold and silver |
| Favorable balance of Trade | value of exports higher than the value of imports ex;America exporting to China and China importing to America |
| Exports | Goods and Services sold to other countries |
| Imports | goods produced abroad and sold domestically |
| Ethnocentric | people who believe that the values of their ethnic group is better than that of other groups. |
| Trade | exchange or give (something) in exchange for |
| Civilized | no longer savage or primitive; educated |
| Colony | A land controlled by another nation |
| Silk Road | chain of trade routes stretching from China to the Mediterranean Sea |
| Ottoman Empire | One of the largest and most powerful Muslim empires. |
| Government | the study of government of states and other political units |
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