colonization

Establishing colonies in a place; For example, the British colonized North America



Columbian Exchange

exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and goods from New World (Americas) to the Old World (Europe)



conquistadores

Spanish word for conquerer, referring to explorers in the 1500-1600s who conquered new lands for gold and glory


Francisco Pizarro

conquistadore who conquered the Incas



Hernando Cortes

conquistadores who conquered the Aztecs



Missionaries

those who try to convert others to a religion. Missionaries from Spain tried to convert Native Americans to Catholicism.



Ponce de Leon

conquistadore who searched for fountain of youth and claimed St. Augustine as Spanish land in Florida