Significant People
who was Christopher Columbus
The man who discovered America
an exchange of resources from Europe and the Americas
The Colombian Exchange
Why did the Europeans come to the Americas?
Riches, Religion, and Recognition (the three Gs)
What was the French relation with natives?
Fur trade
which natives made their homes on the sides of mountains
The Pueblo natives
who was Bartolom de Las Casas
the Spanish missionary who criticized the harsh treatment of the natives
A change in labor for the colonists
Slave trade being brought to the Americas
What did the europeans give during the Columbian Exchange
Horses, Cotton, Coffee, Olives, grains, etc.
what was the economic focus of Spanish colonies
Gold/Silver, Mining & Sugar Plantation
what was the large population center that the natives had before the Columbian exchange
Teotihuacan
who was Pope Alexader VI
The pope who issued a papal bull that justified treatment of the natives
Spanish legal system that was used against the natives
The Encomienda System
Dutch relation with natives
Mutual Benefits/
Fur Trade
What did the Inter Caetera say
any land inhabited by non-Christians could be "discovered" and claimed
what was the most wide spread native language
Algonquin