| A | B |
|---|
| conquistadors | Spanish conquerors |
| immunity | resistance to a disease |
| alliance | formal agreement between nations to help defend each other |
| civil war | a war between two groups in a nation |
| viceroy | representatives who ruled in the colonies |
| plantation | large estates |
| encomiendas | the right given to colonist to demand labor/tribute from natives |
| peon | workers forced to labor to pay off debts |
| peninsulares | top class; people born in Spain |
| creoles | American born descendants of Spanish settlers |
| mestizos | people of European and Native descent |
| mulattoes | people of African and European descent |
| privateers | pirates operating with their King's permission |
| triangular trade | colonial trade route slaves for goods Africa, New World,7 7 Europe |
| Middle Passage | Slaves traveled from Africa to West Indies under terrible conditions |
| monopoly | complete control of a product/ business |
| inflation | economic cycle with a sharp rise in prices |
| capitalism | economic system where means of production are privately owned |
| entrepreneur | person who assumes financial risk with idea of making profit |
| joint stock company | private trading company that sells shares |
| tariff | tax on imported goods |
