| A | B |
|---|
| New World | the Americas |
| conquistadors | Spanish conquerers |
| to be fired by | to be motivated/inspired to do something |
| to loot | to steal |
| mission | settlement centered around a church |
| missionaries | priests who ran the missions |
| savaged | people who are not civilized |
| profitable | able to make money |
| fur trade | business of animal fur (hair) |
| immigrants | people who move to a new country to live |
| to migrate | to gradually move |
| to manage to | to be able to (especially in a difficult situation) |
| adobe | sandy clay |
| pueblos | settlements with apartment-like buildings made of adobe |
| elaborate | complex; detailed; not simple |
| trespassed | to go on someone else's property without permission |
| rich soil | land with nutrients (good for farming) |
| colonies | settlements |
| starvation | to die of hunger |
| indentured servants | people who promised to work for 2-7 years in exchange for their passage to the colonies |
| slaves | people who were not paid for their work; they had no rights |
| gradually | little by little |
| to strain their ties | to make a relationship be difficult |
