| A | B |
|---|
| Persecution | attacking, imprisoning, torturing, against a group of people because of their beliefs |
| Entradas | armed expeditions |
| Encomienda | system where king allowed Spanish to have slaves |
| Conquistadors | Spanish conquerors |
| Mestizos | children of 1 Spanish and 1 Native American parent |
| Mercantilism | economic plan to build treasury with gold and silver |
| Patroons | wealthy landowner |
| League | group of people with a common purpose |
| Creoles | born in America to Spanish parents |
| Peninsulares | people born in Spain living in America |
| Viceroy | appointed by the King to rule a land |
| Herman Cortes | conqueror of Aztecs in Mexico |
| Francisco Pizarro | conqueror of Incas in Peru |
| Ponce De Leon | conqueror of Puerto Rico/fountain of youth in Florida |
| Hernando de Soto | governor of Cuba |
| Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo | led entrada from Mexico to Oregon |
| Sea Dogs | English sea captains who raided Spanish ships |
| Why English Colonies failed? | poorly planned, not enough money |
| Who joined Cortes to defeat Aztecs? | Aztec's enemy |
| What helped Pizarro? | smallpox |
| How did Spanish treat Indians? | poorly |
| Why was France interested in America? | fur trade |
