HI105 Lesson 1 Terms

nation-state

a soveirgn state whose citizens or subjects are relatively homogenous in factors such as language or common descent.

columbian exchange

transfer of plants, animals, diseases and food between America (new world) and Africa/Europe (old world), following Columbus’ voyage

requirimiento

document of declaration by the spanish monarchy in the early 16th century - meant to be read to indigenous people to justify spanish conquest

royal patent

granted by monarch, grants rights, land, or other legal status to a person or entity

walter raleigh

english adventurer, best known for sponsoring the first english attempts to colonize North America