Colonization and Themes
This European nation prioritized trading and exchange with Native groups over subjugation and conflict
Explorer often credited with 'discovering America'
Christopher Columbus
A fervent period of European cultural, artistic, political and economic “rebirth” following the Middle Ages.
The Renaissance
Natives were primarily negatively affected by this from European colonizers
Disease
Spanish friar who began to advocate on behalf of Native peoples in Spanish controlled colonies.
Bartolome de Las Casas
This term refers to the section of the Triangular Trade most associated with the transport of enslaved Africans to the Americas
The Middle Passage
These foods were prevalent in the Americas and became part of the European diet (two answers required)
Corn, Tomatoes, Potatoes, Squash, Beans
Spanish conquistador who overthrew the Aztec empire
Hernan Cortes
Spanish colonial labor system granting colonists control over Native workers in exchange for “protection” and Christian instruction
The Encomienda System
The Spanish instituted this system during colonization which organized colonial society by race and racial characteristics.
The Spanish Caste System
Are a Native American people historically settled in the Southeastern United States (principally Georgia, the Carolinas and Eastern Tennessee). Linguistically, they are part of the Iroquoian-language family.
The Cherokee
A newly formed economic system which focuses on private ownership of land and businesses. The emphasis is placed on wealth accumulation and investing in joint stock companies and voyages in Period 1.
Capitalism
This was the debate between Bartolome de Las Casas and Juan Sepulveda over the question of Native American rights
The Valladolid Debate
A later native group to the eastern woodlands. They blended agriculture and hunting living in common villages constructed from the trees and bark of the forests
The Iroquois
Signed in Spain on 7 June 1494, and authenticated in Portugal, divided the newly-discovered lands outside Europe between the Portuguese Empire and the Spanish Empire,
The Treaty of Tordesillas