| A | B |
| Society | A group of people forming a community |
| mission | A religious settlement where a missionary group lives |
| Missionary | Lives in a religious settlement |
| Convert | To change |
| Conquest | The capture or taking of something by force |
| Expedition | A journey made for a special purpose |
| Ally | A friend who will help fight |
| Conquistador | Spanish conqueror |
| Colony | A settlement far from the country that rules it |
| Colonist | A person who lives n a colony |
| Columbian Exchange | A movement of people, animals, plants, diseases, and ways of life between the Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere |
| Encomienda | A large piece of land, usually given to its owners by the King of Spain. |
| Plantation | A large farm with workers who live on the land they work. |