THE UNITED STATES                                 VOCABULARY FOR CHAPTER 4

 

SPAIN BUILDS AN EMPIRE

 

1. Expedition: Journey made for a special purpose

 

2. Colony: Settlement far from the country that rules it

 

3. Columbian Exchange: Movement of people, plants, animals, diseases, and ways of life between the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere following the voyages of Columbus

 

4. Conquistador: Spanish word for conquerors who came to the Americas in the 1500s

 

5. Ally: A friend who will help in a fight

 

6. Conquest: Capture or taking of something by force

 

7.Convert: To change from one belief to another

 

8. Colonist: Person who lives in a colony

 

9. Society: Group of people forming a community

 

10.Plantation: Large farm with many workers who live on the land they work

 

11.Encomienda: Grant given by the King of Spain to wealthy settlers in New Spain. Gave settlers control of all the Native Americans living on an area of land

 

12.Missionary: Person who teaches his or her religion to others who have different beliefs

 

13. Mission: Religious settlement where missionaries live and work