| A | B |
|---|
| patroon | Wealthy landlords |
| Sea Dogs | English sea captains |
| armada | fleet of warships |
| Croatoan | the word written on the doorpost in deserted Roanoke |
| persecution | Puinshed for one's beliefs |
| league | group with a common purpose |
| courier de bois | adventurous French trappers and traders who hacked through thick woodlands |
| voyageurs | French boatmen who paddled along winding streams |
| Huguenots | French Protestents |
| conquistadors | Spanish conquerors in the new world |
| mercantilism | Economic idea that a nation becomes strong by filling its treasury with gold and/or silver |
| presidios | Spanish forts that were built alongside the many missions |
| Yo el Rey | "I, the King" Orders from the king's advisors, the Council of the Indies that were sent from Spain to the Viceroys |
| penninsulares | Spanish people in the colonies who were born in Spain/had most power and influence |
| creole | children of two penninsulares. Had parents wealth and education, but not as much power and influence |
| mestizos | children of the colonies who had a Spanish father and an Indian mother. Could not own land |
| Latinos | Offspring in the colonies with a mix of Spanish, Indian and/or African blood. Lowest c |
| encomienda | Under this system, Spanish King gave favored Spaniards a right to the labor of a certain number of Indians. |
