APUSH Unit 1 SFI

Econmienda System

System used by Spnaish to exploit Native Americans for slave labor, many Natives died or escaped, casuing a shift to African slave labor

Casta System

A social hierarchy created by the Spanish to classify people based on decendency, with “pure” Spaniards on top and Africans/Natives on bottom

Disputing the subjagation of the Indians

Primary source describing the debate between Supulveda and De Las Casas

Examples of nomadic tribes

Ute, Sioux, Dakota

Iroquois

Eastern tribe, fished and had great lumber resources

Long Houses

Where Iroquois lived, made of wood

Roanoke Island (1585)

First English attempt at New World colonization, abandoned due to many reasons, including Native interaction

Pueblos

Tribe famous for thir urban centers made of clay

Chumash

Californian tribe, built villages of over 1,000 people

Chinook

Northwestern tribe, built extesnive family homes

Cahokia

Tribe famous for building a civilization of 10,000 to 30,000 people

Early justification of slavery

Story from the book of Genesis, Noah’s son sins and him/his entire lineage to slavery, people thought black skin was the problem

Primogeniture Laws

Laws that dictate inheritance rights, typically favoring the firstborn son over other heirs. Caused younger sons to seek out other oppurtunities, particulary in the New World

Doctorine of Discovery

Primary Source where Pope Alexander VI granted Spain and Portugal rights to claim lands not inhabited by Christians.

Hernando de Soto

Conquistador who explored North America and engaged in wars with various Native tribes

Requieremiento

Used to justify the conquest and exploitation of Native Americans by Spain

Old World to New World crops

Wheat, rice, rye, barley. Increased food production in the Americas by allowing food to be gorwn in cooler tempuratures

New World to Old World Crops

Maize, potatoes, tomatoes