The Portuguese Empire

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  1. 4. A colonial sugar mill and the production complex associated with processing sugarcane.
  2. 5. A place where people establish a community and live permanently.
  3. 7. A formal agreement between two or more countries. The Treaty of Tordesillas was signed in 1494.
  4. 8. An economic doctrine that emphasized state power, controlled trade, and the accumulation of wealth.
  5. 9. A product that became the basis of Brazil's main export economy during the colonial period.
  6. 10. A tropical tree that provided a valuable red dye and was one of the first resources exploited by the Portuguese.
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  1. 1. A person who received a captaincy from the Portuguese Crown and was responsible for its settlement and administration.
  2. 2. A territorial division granted by the Portuguese Crown to a private administrator.
  3. 3. Members of a Catholic religious order who established missions and sought to spread Christianity in Indigenous communities.
  4. 6. The cultivation of a single crop over a large area.