The Age of Exploration

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Dutch East India Company 
A trading company established by the Netherlands in 1602. Had the power to mint money and make treaties.
Colonies 
Lands that are controlled by another nation typically distant ones.
Conquistador 
An adventurer/explorer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century)
Mesitzos 
People of Native American and European descent
Encomienda 
A grant of land made by Spain to a settler in the Americas, including the right to use Native Americans as laborers on it
Atlantic Slave Trade 
The buying, transporting, and selling of Africans for work in the Americas
Triangular Trade 
A three way system of trade during 1600-1800s where Africa sent slaves to America, America sent Raw Materials to Europe, and Europe sent Guns and Rum to Africa
Middle Passage 
The sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies and Americas.
Columbian Exchange 
The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages.
Capitalism 
an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
Joint Stock company 
A company whose stock is owned jointly by the shareholders.
Mercantilism 
Belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism.
Favorable Balance of Trade 
An economic situation in which a country sells more goods abroad than it buys from abroad
Who funded many voyages?
Prince Henry
Who explored the east coast of Africa and took spices from India?
Vasco da Gama
Who Founded the "New World"?
Christopher Columbus
Who landed on the shores of Mexico?
Hernando Cortes
Who conquered the Incan Empire in South America?
Francisco Pizarro
What are people who are native to a region called?
Indigenous
Who was the first English explorer who sailed around the world?
Francis Drake
Who was the French explorer who explored Canada?
Jacques Cartier