- colonization
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Establishing colonies in a place; For example, the British colonized North America
- Columbian Exchange
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exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and goods from New World (Americas) to the Old World (Europe)
- conquistadores
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Spanish word for conquerer, referring to explorers in the 1500-1600s who conquered new lands for gold and glory
- Francisco Pizarro
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conquistadore who conquered the Incas
- Hernando Cortes
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conquistadores who conquered the Aztecs
- Missionaries
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those who try to convert others to a religion. Missionaries from Spain tried to convert Native Americans to Catholicism.
- Ponce de Leon
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conquistadore who searched for fountain of youth and claimed St. Augustine as Spanish land in Florida