Unit 1 vocabulary
corn
maize
The Spanish conquerors of the Americas
conquistador
Declaration was a formal statement of the liberation of the 13 colonies from Britain and the creation of a new country—the United States of America
Declaration of Independence
the belief or doctrine that there are multiple gods or deities
polytheistic beliefs
a settlement of people living in a new territory, linked with the parent country by trade and direct government control
colony
groups of related families
clan
Descendants of Europeans born in Latin America, creoles controlled land and business
creoles
a group of people controlling a government, especially after a revolutionary seizure of power
Junta
Old World refers to a part of the world that was known to its citizens before it came into contact with the Americans
New World history focuses on North America, Central America, and South America
Old vs. New world
North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French, each side being supported by various Native American tribes
French and Indian war
goods or money paid by conquered peoples to their conquerors
tribute
Spanish Conqueror of Mexico
Hernan Cortes
period of rigorous scientific, political and philosophical discourse that characterized European society during the 'long' 18th century
The Enlightenment
a successful insurrection by self-liberated slaves against French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue
Haitian revolution
offspring of Europeans and Native Americans (Spanish rulers permitted intermarriage)
mestizos
now Mexico city, where Aztec’s journey ended and established a capital
Tenochtitlán
an economic policy that is designed to maximize the exports and minimize the imports for an economy
mercantilism
led by Daniel Shays, series of attacks on courthouses and the state government in Massachusetts because the citizens did not like how the government was taxing them
Shays rebellion
an epic political and military struggle waged between 1765 and 1783 when 13 of Britain's North American colonies rejected its imperial rule. The protest began in opposition to taxes levied without colonial representation by the British monarchy and Parliament.
American revolution
the right of landowners to use Native Americans as laborers (declared by Queen Isabella)
encomienda
an ancient Inca device for recording information, consisting of variously colored threads knotted in different ways
quipu
the exchange of diseases, ideas, food. crops, and populations between the New World and the Old World following the voyage to the Americas
Columbian Exchange
James Monroe declared in a document that European nations were no longer allowed to colonize in the Americas. It was a document though, no legislation or laws.
Monroe Doctrine
the governments of Spain and Portugal agreed to the Treaty of Tordesillas, named for the city in Spain in which it was created. The Treaty of Tordesillas neatly divided the “New World” of the Americas between the two superpowers.
Treaty of Tordesillas
Spanish and Portuguese officials who had been born in Europe and held all important
Peninsulares