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Period 1 Flashcards for APUSH - 1.03
Treaty of Tordesillas
treaty that divided the western hemisphere into two halves, giving one to Spain and the other to Portugal
Sugarcane
most profitable crop in New Spain
Encomienda System
Spaniards were given a group of American Indians by the Spanish monarchy for the purpose of labor
Repartimiento System
stated that thoseliving in native villages were legally free and deserving of compensation for labor
Potosi Silver Mines
mines located in Bolivia where workers were assigned strenuous jobs
Atlantic Slave Trade
transport of African slaves to Spanish America
Middle Passage
very dangerous passage African slaves travelled during the African Slave Trade to arrive at the Americas
Casta System
class system in which one’s social class was determined by their race
Spanish at the top, Africans at the bottom
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