Memory Vocab - Exploration (Hard)Version en ligne Vocab - Exploration par Todd Gainey Slave A settlement designed to claim land for the mother country. A smaller, light-weight ship with triangular sails that can "beat" the wind. A person who sells his labor (usually for about 7 years) in exchange for passage to the New World. A European country that explored the New World. Compass Caravel Plantation Colony A place where goods from the New World could be bought or traded for. Usually built along major rivers. A device with a needle that always points North. Indentured Servant Settler Colony Astrolabe A person who is forced to work for someone else without pay or promise of freedom. A device that uses the angles of the stars or sun to determine the user's distance from the equator. Mercantilism An economic system that requires more exports than imports. Lands where cash crops were grown. Cash Crop Mother Country Trading Post Colony An expensive and high-demand crop that cannot be grown in Europe.