Vocabulary
Peoples who originally inhabited a particular region
What are the Indigenous peoples
His voyages helped begin sustained contact that led to the Columbian Exchange
Who is Christopher Columbus
Was the movement of plants, animals, people, diseases, ideas, and technology between the Americas and Afro-Eurasia
What Was the Columbian Exchange
This economic system involved European nations trying to increase their wealth through controlled trade and colonies
What is mercantilism?
These people were forced labor into colonial economies
Who are African Slaves
Establishing control over another territory and its people
What is Colonization
Originally participated in the encomienda system then later spoke out against the mistreatment of Indigenous peoples.
Who is Bartolomé de Las Casas
Foods such as corn, potatoes, tomatoes, cacao, and tobacco where exchange by these 3 countries
What are the Americas, Europe, and Africa
Under mercantilist policies, European nations used colonies and resources specifically to increase wealth through this activity
What is trade?
Las Casa's interpretation of the Spain’s reputation as bloodthirsty conquistadors
What is the Black Legend
A crop grown primarily to be sold for money
What Is Cash crop
Known as the Spanish conquistador he led the Spanish campaign against the Mexica Empire.
Who is Hernán Cortés
These diseases caused devastating population losses and had long-lasting effects on many Indigenous communities.
What are smallpox and measles
This term refers to something that can be bought and sold
What is a commodity?
One of the primary crops of the Americas, which required a tremendous amount of labor
What is Sugar Cane
An economic system in which European nations tried to increase their wealth through controlled trade and colonies
What Is Mercantilism
Las Casas’s helped inspire the so-called Black Legend, the idea that the Spanish were bloodthirsty conquerors with no regard for human life to describe what people?
Who are The Native Tribes
These animals changed transportation, farming, and daily life for Europeans
What are horses, cattle, and pigs
Mercantilism encouraged European countries to use their colonies and these assets to increase wealth
What are resources?
The connected regions surrounding the Atlantic Ocean involved in trade, migration, and cultural exchange
What Is the Atlantic World
A Spanish colonial system that gave colonists control over Indigenous labor
What Is Encomienda
She helped Hernán Cortés communicate with Indigenous peoples and assisted Cortés during the Spanish conquest of the Mexica Empire.
Who is Malintzin (La Malinche)
Because Indigenous groups lacked immunity to European illnesses, these tragic demographic outcomes occurred
What are devastating population losses?
The ultimate goal of mercantilism for European home countries was to increase this overarching metric.
What is European wealth?
Known as raids or wars that tribes waged in eastern North America in order to replace members lost to smallpox and other diseases
Mourning wars