APUSH Period 1 (1491-1607)

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The Columbian Exchange

The widespread transfer of plants, animals, cultures, human populations, technology, and ideas between the Americas and the Old World following the voyages of Christopher Columbus.

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The Encomienda System

A labor system instituted by the Spanish crown in the Americas, granting colonists the right to demand tribute and forced labor from Indigenous peoples.

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Conquistadores

Spanish explorers and soldiers who conquered territories in the Americas, seeking wealth and glory.

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Disease

European illnesses that devastated Indigenous populations.