History GCSE
Colonial infrastructure
What Colonial infrastructure means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Colonial infrastructure
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
An overland route across the isthmus connected the Pacific and Caribbean coasts, carrying South American silver and gold towards Spain.
Topics that use Colonial infrastructure
- Option P1: Key topic 2: The conquistadors, 1513–c1528 - 3 Impact of Spain in the Americas (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Crown versus conquistador authority
- Cultural imperialism and religious conversion
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- Economic exploitation
- Exploration and expansion
- Imperial administration and governance
- Strategic geography
- The destruction of indigenous societies
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