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attacked any boat of any country for any reason without the permission from their country
pirates
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attacked a boat from a specific country with permission from its country and represented the country
corsairs
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illegal business
contraband
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a product that replaced sugar cane as the main product that is a root
ginger
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colonies can only trade with Spain and not among themselves
exclusivity
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agency where all exports and imports needed to go through and paid taxes
Casa de Contratación
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the belief that a country is wealthy according to its material assets (money)
mercantilism
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merchant boats that come and go from Spain
fleet
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warship that protected the flotas
galeones
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money that was paid for imports and exports to the government
taxes
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people from Spain that came to work in PR and other colonies
peninsulares
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descendents of Spaniards that were born in America
criollos
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functionaries sent by the king of Spain, Carlos III, to inform the crown about the situation in the colonies
visitadores
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changes made to gov.
reforms
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a document used to the establishment of dedicated farms to the commercial agriculture
Real Cédula of 1778
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black people who were in the military which were mostly ex-slaves
companía de morenos
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when manufacturing bloomed
Industrial Revolution
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board created in Spain to support Fernando VII and re-establish him to the throne
Supreme Board
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revolution in Haiti where slaves got there independence
Haitian Revolution
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farmers who worked with cattle farms
hateros
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created laws in Spain and was in control of the trade
Spanish Court-
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Patriotismo Criollo-
the love for a creole’s land
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Grito de Lares-
an independence movement in Lares that did not last long with no success
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Grito de Yara-
a war that started for independence in Cuba that lasted 10 years that set an example for the Grito de Lares
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Componte-
persecution, arrest, and torture against the liberals in 1887, also known as Año Terible
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Liberales-
people that wanted freedom and independence of island from Spain
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Republicans-
people that wanted a republic government
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autonomistas-
a group liberals that wanted more power but with the support of Spain
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asimilistas-
a group of liberals that wanted PR to become a part of SPain as a province or state
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Carta Autonómica-
document that brought reforms to the island
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Guerra de 10 años-
war that lasted 10 years (1868-1878) between Cuba and Spain for independence
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Guerra Chiquita-
another independence war that motivated people to keep on fighting that lasted less than one year (1879-1880)
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Grito de Baires-
war in which Cuba proclaimed their independence (Feb. 23 1895)
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mambices-
Cuban separatist (rebels)
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Maine-
US ship that exploded in the port of Cuba that started the Hispanic American War between Spain and US
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indemnisación-
repair economically the damage done to a institution or someone, Ex. Treaty of Paris
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Foraker Law-
law passed that changed PR from military gov. to a Civil Gov., set PR as territory of US
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monopoly-
a compony or group having exclusive control over a service or product
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Jones Law-
law that gave us american citizenship, more senators and representatives, and when the executive council was eliminated
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Treaty of Paris-
when PR, Hawaii, Guam and Philipines was traded from Spain to USA for 20 million $$ after Hispanic American War
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Statehood-
condition in which you turn a territory into federal state
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cabotaje-
commercial navigation
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parliament-
assembly in charge of making laws
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