APUSH Period 1 + 2 Review (1491-1607) (1607-1754)

Pueblo Indians

Indigenous people in the American Southwest who cultivated maize using irrigation ditches and dams.

Navajo

Native Americans in the Southwest who adopted crop farming techniques from the Pueblo Indians, mainly cultivating maize.

Comanches

Skilled raiders in the Great Basin/Great Plains region who adopted horses and traded goods for weapons and food.

Iroquois

Confederacy of tribes in upstate New York known for hunting, fishing, maize cultivation, and a matriarchal society.

Chinook

Indigenous group in the Northwest known for fishing, hunting, and building canoes and houses out of wood.

Christopher Columbus

Explorer who sought a faster route to the Indies, motivated by wealth, conversion to Christianity, and the Columbian Exchange.

Columbian Exchange

Exchange of goods between the New World (corn, potatoes) and Old World (wheat, sugar) leading to the rise of mercantilism.

Encomienda System

Forced labor system in Spanish colonies that led to the introduction of African slavery due to Native American resistance.

Jamestown

First permanent English settlement in America (1607) where tobacco cultivation became significant.

Triangular Trade

Trade route between the Americas, Europe, and Africa involving raw materials, manufactured goods, and slaves.