outposts or settlements ruled by the homeland or Mother Country

an imaginary line running down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean that divided land between Spanish and Portuguese

a tool of exploration that uses a magnetized needle to determine direction

a tool of exploration that uses the position of the sun and stars to determine latitude

science of making maps

a flat, moveable piece found at the rear of the ship that makes it easier to steer

a Portuguese ship that sat high on the water, which allowed it to sail close to shore

group of people that make money from trading goods

material before being processed or manufactured into a final form

taxes on products that are sold and traded

economic system where the Mother Country wanted to increase their country’s wealth by controlling trade with other countries

The country from which the settlers of a colony originally came from

sending goods out to another country to sell

Goods brought into a country from another

is an economic system based upon the private ownership of resources and production that is driven to make profit

a system in which individual buyers and sellers interact in the marketplace to exchange goods

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