Chapter 4: Two Worlds Meet
encounter
A brief or an unexpected meeting
Amerigo Vespucci
A mapmaker and explorer who said that America was a new continent, so America was named after him.
barter
Exchange goods without involving money; trade
Native Americans got sick and died.
They had never been around diseases and had no way to protect themselves.
The Age of Exploration
Time period when Europeans searched for new resources and for easier trade routes to China and India. Resulted in the discovery of North and South America by the Europeans.
voyage
a long journey by sea or in space
colony
a settlement run by a country far away
protest
a statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something.
permanent
lasting or expected to last for a long time
The New World
the place where Columbus and other explorers landed during their journey where Native Americans were living is called
Fur Trade
the trading of goods for animal skins such as beavers
govern
to be in charge of; to control or rule