Unit 1 Study Guide: Chapters 1, 2, and 3

Vocabulary and key conceptual flashcards covering Chapters 1, 2, and 3 from the Unit 1 Study Guide on Indigenous America/New World, Colliding Cultures, and British North America.

Columbian Exchange

The exchange of diseases, ideas, food, crops, and populations between the New World and the Old World.

Encomienda System

A system in which Spanish settlers were granted land with native slaves.

Spanish Empire Expansion Motivations

Primary motivation was economic (gold, silver, plantations, and large native populations) as well as religion (Catholicism).

St. Augustine, FL

An example of a Spanish expedition noted in the expansion of Spain's empire from Caribbean roots.