| A | B |
|---|
| conquistadors | Spanish military men, conqueror |
| immunity | naturla protection, resistance |
| alliances | formal agreements between 2 or more nations or powers to cooperate and come to another's defense |
| civil war | war between a country |
| viceroys | king's "spokesperson", governors |
| encomiendas systems | a system of forced labor under brutal conditions...(used in mines as well as on plantations) |
| peons | workers forced to labor for a landlord in orde to pay off a debt |
| peninsulares | people born in Spain & who filled the highest positions in colonial government and the Catholic Church |
| creoles | American-born descendants of Spanish settlers, owned most of the plantations, ranches and mines |
| mestizos | mix of Native Americans and Spanish people, formed the lowest social classes |
| mulattos | mix of African and European people, formed the lowest social classes |
| privateers | pirates who preyed on treasure ships from the Americas with the approval of European governments |
| revenue | income; taxes from overseas empire |
| compact | an agreement among people |
| triangular trade | 3 legged international trade network |
| mutiny | revolt, especially of soldiers or sailors against their officers |
