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conquistador,mestizo,joint stock companies,new spain, encomendo,indentured servant,headlight system,royal colony,separatist,puritans,proprietor,quakers
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09/12/2012

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Conquistador
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Spanish soldiers who in which defeated the Indain civilians of Mexico,Central America,and Peru
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Mestizo
Definition

a person of racially mixed ancestry (European, Indian, Spanish, or Native American) 

n.

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Joint-Stock Companies
Definition

association of indviduals in a buisness enterprice with transferable shares of stock

n.

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New Spain
Definition

a spainsh viceroyalitly of the16th to 19th centuries.

n.

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Headright System
Definition

a system of obtaining land in colonial times in which one recieved 50 acres of land for every emigrant to america one sponsored

n.

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Royal Colonies
Definition

a colony administured by a royal governor and council appointed by the british crown and having a representive assembly elected by the people

n.

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Separatist
Definition

one who secedes or advocates seperation especially from an established church, a sectarian or separationist

n.

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Encomiendo
Definition

a system insituted in 1503,under which a spanish soldier or colonist was granted a tract of land or a village together with it indian inhabitants

n.

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Indentured Servants
Definition

a person who came from america and was placed under contract to work for a certain amount of time usually 7 years

n.

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Puritans
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a member of a group of protestents that arose in the 16th century within the church of england demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship and greater strictness in religous discipline
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Proprietor
Definition
an owner of an establishment or hotel ect.
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Quakers
Definition
a popular name for amember of a religous society of friends
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