APUSH

Period 1 1491-1607

Native Societies were

complex & diverse, as they adapted to their environment

European exploration was driven by

Gold, God, Glory

European and Native interactions were

complex and often violent

A Southwest Tribe

Pueblo

A Tribe in Great Plains & Basin

Lakota Sioux

Tribe in the Atlantic Coast, Northeast

Huron

Land/Climate in the Southwest

Dry environment

Great Plains & Basin

Fertile soil

Atlantic Coast, Northeast Land/Climate

Harsh weather

Gold

Reason for European Colonization: Looking for NEW sources of wealth

God

Reason for European Colonization: Wanting to diffuse Christianity

Glory

Reason for European Colonization: economic/military competition

Treaty of Tordesillas

Spain and Portugal agree to divide the Western hemisphere

Encomienda System

Spanish colonists receiving land with native people (to exploit native labor)

Spanish sought Natives to convert to

Catholicism

The Spanish Caste system was based on

ancestry and lineage

Historical Significance of Pope’s Revolt

Death of 100s of Spanish colonists

Mercantilism

(economic theory) Colonies exist to enrich the mother country

Columbian Exchange Definition

Transfer of people, animals, plants, technology, diseases, culture, ideas, between Americas, Africa, and Europe (Trans-Atlantic exchange)

Columbian Exchange Significance

Maize (Europe Population Increase), Horses (Native Transportation), Diseases ((ex. Smallpox) Wiped out 90% of Native population)