Definitions
a system of forced labor imposed on indigenous workers by Spanish colonists
What is the encomienda system?
Native american culture that earned the privilege of a permanent settlement as well with many forms of crops in their diet— though no maize. Generally salmon was their main food supply. They tended to isolate themselves from other regions due to living near large mountains. An example was the Chinook.
Who are Northwestern/Pacific Coast Native Americans?
The spanish explorer who is claimed to have "discovered" the Americas.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
A treaty that divided the New World from Spain and Portugal.
A system of farming that was composed of beans, squash, and maize
What is three sisters farming?
Tribes, such as the Pueblo, were some of the earliest to create complex societies using agriculture and irrigation systems. This created the necessity for permanent housing. These homes were made with adobe, using cliffs as well as other natural phenomenons in their housing.
Who were Southwest Native Americans?
A spanish “renaissance man” who believed the native americans were inherently inferior to the Spanish.
Who is Juan de Sepúlveda?
The _________ was defeated by Spanish Conquistadors due to being weakened by smallpox and Spain's unseen weaponry.
What is the Aztec Empire?
An exchange of crops, slaves, and animals between the Old World and the New World
What is the Columbian Exchange?
Native Americans such as the Sioux were semi-nomadic and relied on buffalo/bison as their main resource. The bison could be used for material as well as food supply.
Who were Great Plains Native Americans?
The spanish explorer known for leading the first official European expedition to Puerto Rico (1508) and Florida (1513).
Who is Juan Ponce de León?
13 years after the Fall of the Aztec Empire, this empire was defeated by Pizzaro. It was the largest empire in the world at the time.
What is the Inca Empire?
The three reasons why spanish explorers ventured to the Americas
What are God, Gold, and Glory?
Native Americans here, such as the Shoshone tribe, entirely nomadic. Their resources were typically scarce therefore they moved with whatever they could find.
Who were Great Basin Native Americans?
The spanish explorer known for establishing the colony of New Mexico.
Who is Juan de Oñate?
The first settlement in the Americas, created by the Spanish.
What is St. Augustine?
A system created by the Spanish Empire to classify American races and racial combinations. It linked race to personality, behavior, and social status.
What is the Casta System?
Native Americans living in the _______ were in a place that held many resources, allowing larger settlements, agriculture, and confederacies. Two major ones are the Iroquois Confederacy and the Powhatan. The Iroquois were most famous, creating a complex government. The Powhatan developed permanent settlements based around the resources they had and lived in wooden homes.
What are the Eastern Woodlands?
A spanish reformer known for defending the indigenous people from hostility and colonization.
Who is Bartolomé de Las Casas?
What is the Spanish Armada?