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Pueblo Indians
Were the first to grow corn in the Americas
Encomienda System
A system in which Indians were given to landlords
theory of Pangea
The ________ suggests that all the continents were once a singular, mega- continent and over time spread out as drifting islands.
Iroquois Confederation
A group of 5 tribes in the New York State with Hiawatha being the leader
Eastern Indians
________ grew corn, beans, and squash (three sister farming)
Norse
The first Europeans to come to America
Ferdinand Magellan
Conquistador; the first to circumnavigate the globe
Black Legend
Concept that suggested that Spainiards only brought terrible things with them such as disease, murder and slavery
Hernan Cortes
Conquered the Aztecs at Tenochtitlan
Native Americans
________ had vastly different views than the Europeans.
English
The ________ and French were a threat leading to Spain setting up forts all over the California coast and cities like St. Augustine in Florida.
Europeans
________ began the colonization of the Americas 500 years ago.
Appalachian and Rocky Mountains
Created by the shifting of continental plates
Marco Polo
Traveled to China and ignited European interest.
Don Juan de Onate
Conquered Indians ruthlessly in New Mexico.
slave trade
The first ________ was across the Sahara Desert and was later along the coast of West Africa.
Christopher Columbus
Convinced the King and Queen of Spain, Isabella and Ferdinand to fund his expedition to what is now known as America
Indians
________ had no immunity to Old World diseases leading to an estimated 90 % of all the pre- Columbus Indians to die.
Smallpox
________ devastated the Indians.
Spanish
________ destroyed Tenochtitland and built the Spanish capital (Mexico City) on top of the Aztec city.
Mound builders
________ built large ceremonial and burial mounds.
Pangea
Theory that suggests that all the continents were once a singular, mega-continent and over time spread out as drifting islands
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