APUSH time period 1

time period 1 for the first test

land bridge

migrants crossed this to get to the Americas by connecting Siberia and Alaska

Columbian Exchange

the exchange of goods, diseases, people, and food between the Americas and Europe

Encomienda system

enslaved native people to work for the Spanish on farms and mines

Pueblo revolt

the native people revolt against the Spanish

conquistadors

Spanish explorers

native populations

Mayans, Incas, Aztecs

Christopher Columbus

went to Spain to get support from Isabella and Ferdinan

Treaty of Tordesillas

an agreement between Spain and Portugal supported by the Pope dividing South America between them with an imaginary line called the line of demarcation

line of demarcation

divided south America in half by the pope for Spain and Portugal

slave trade

Europeans enslaved Africans. Began in 700's due to labor shortages. After colonization of Americas, more slaves were needed to harvest sugarcane and other crops. African kingdoms traded slaves for European goods.

Iroquois confederation

a political union of 5 different tribes to bring peace

Bartolome de las Casas

wanted to treat the Native Americans equally