| A | B |
|---|
| racism | belief that some people are inferior because of their race. |
| mercantilism | economic goal of increasing money in a country's treasury by creating afavorable balance of trade. |
| favorable balance of trade | country exports MORE than it imports. |
| conquistadors | Spanish conquerors that explored the Americas and claimed them for Spain. |
| encomienda | a grant of native American labor |
| haciendas | large estates to provide food for the colony. |
| plantations | large farms that raised cash crops. |
| slavery | the practice of holding a person in bondage for labor. |
