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1. Large piece of land ruled by Spanish and worked by
Native Americans
2. a person of mixed Spanish and Indian heritage
4. The unfair violation of someone's rights
5. Once known as "Indian" this person lived in Latin
America before the arrival of the Spanish
7. Not controlled by, or reliant on, others (selfgoverned)
9. this means lineage and heritage
11. a person of African descent,
with many born in Africa
Word Bank
Casta
Creole
Colony
dictator
dependent
encomienda
Hacienda
Independent
injustice
mercantilism
Mestizo
Mulatto
Native American
Peninsulare
Revolution
Slave
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3. A person granted complete
authority and power over others
6. Plantation, (large farm), owned by
the Spanish or Catholic Church
8. Relying on someone for support,
or being under someone else’s
control
10. a person of pure Spanish blood
(parents), but born in the New World
of the Western Hemisphere
12. Economic system designed to
increase the mother country’s
wealth
13. a person born in Spain who
migrated to the colonies
14. A sudden change in political
organization
15. also known as a "free black" is a
free black of mix of African and
Spanish ancestry
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16. A territory ruled by a more
powerful mother country (Spain,
Portugal, France and England), and
must follow mother country’s rules