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THE STACK OF STUFF
Chapter 16
Question | Answer |
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Conquistodor | Conquerors |
Immunity | Resistance |
Alliance | Agreement |
Civil War | War fought between people in the same nation |
Viceroy | Representative |
Plantation | Large estates run by an owner or the owner's overseer |
Encomienda | The right to demand or tribute from the Native Americans in a particular area |
Peon | Worker forced to labor for a landlord in order to pay off a debt |
Penninsular | Person born in Spain |
Creoles | American born descendants of Spainish settlers |
Mestizo | People of Native American and European descent |
Mulatto | People of African and Eouropean descent |
Privateers | Pirates who operated under approval of European governments |
Missionary | People sent on religious missions |
Revenue | Income from taxes |
Compact | An agreement |
Repeal | To cancel |
Monopoly | Complete control of a business |
Capitalism | Investment of money to make a profit |