APUSH Ch 1-3 key terms

Atlantic World

The relationships connecting Europe, Africa, and the Americas

Bartolome de Las Casas

A Spanish Dominican friar who chronicled the suffering of native peoples

Cahokia

A Indigenous trading center along the Mississippi river valley which had a population of 40,000 in 1200

Charter

A right from the king that gave companies monopolies for trading

Christopher Columbus

Explorer from Genoa, Italy, who established contact with the Americas

Clovis People

Migrants from Siberia who crossed the Bering strait land bridge 11,000 years ago

Colony

A settlement on foreign land

Conquistador

Spanish conquerors who overtook most of mexico and peru

Elizabeth I

In 1558, Queen who severed England’s connection to the Catholic Church

Encomienda

The right to exact tribute and labor from native people on tracts of land

Globalization

increasing interconnection between the world

Imperialism

Policy of extending a country’s power through diplomacy or force

Mercantilism

The philosophy of sell a lot and buy a little

Mesoamerica

Region comprising mexico and central america

Mestizo

Mixed race (European and Native) people

Popé

Indian religious leader who led an uprising in 1680 and captured santa fe

Protestant Reformation

Began in 1517 when Martin Luther challenged practices and beliefs of the catholic church

Puritans

Radical Protestants who felt england was not reformed enough. Focused on simple worship.

Roanoke

An island where England attempted the first formal attempts to establish a colony (1584-1590).

Anne Hutchinson

RI woman who pushed the limits of religious orthodoxy and the domestic roles of women

Antinomianism

Sparked by Anne Hutchinson, means “went against laws of ruling society”

Bacon’s Rebellion

In Virgina, uprising by indentured servants who felt injustly treated

Cecilius Calvert

Second Lord Baltimore, founded maryland as safe space for catholics

Dominion of New England

Created by James II, combined govs of Massachusetts with rest of New england colonies under one governor. Highly unpopular.

George Calvert

Father of Cecilius Calvert, envisioned establishment of Maryland but died too soon

Headright System

Made by Virginia company to entice new workers. Anyone who paid for another’s travel to america got 50 acres of land

Indentured Servants

White immigrants who had to serve a time in exchange for boarding costs

Jacob Leisler

After the glorious revolution and Andros toppled, he led an uprising in New York and took control of the fort. Then he tried to keep his power and refused to step down, got executed

James Oglethorpe