| A | B |
|---|
| expedition | journey made for a special purpose |
| colony | settlement far from the country that rules it |
| conquistador | Spanish word for conquerors who came to the Americas in the 1500s |
| ally | a friend who willhelp in a fight |
| conquest | capture or taking of something by force |
| convert | to change into something else |
| colonist | person who lives in a colony |
| society | group of people forming a community |
| plantation | large farm with many workers who live on the land they work |
| encomienda | grant given by the King of Spain to walthy settlers in New Spain; gave settlers control of all the Native Americans living on an area of land |
| missionary | person who teaches his or her religion to others |
| mission | religious settlement where missionaries live and work |
