| A | B |
|---|
| Missionaries | people sent to convert others to Christianity |
| Mission | A settlement with a church, town and land where people are converted to Christianity |
| Conquistador | Spanish soldiers |
| Armada | Fleet of warships |
| Encomienda | Grant of Native American labor |
| Haciendas | Large estates that produced food for colonists |
| Plantation | Large farm that produced cash crops for exportation |
| Slavery | Practice of holding a person in bondage for labor |
| Racism | The belief that one race is inferior to another |
| Mercantilism | An economic system in which the goal was to create a favorable balance of trade |
