APUSH Period 1 Review

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Columbian Exchange

The transfer of disease, plants, and animals between the Old World and the New World after Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas.

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Bering Land Bridge

A land bridge that connected Eurasia and North America, allowing the first people to inhabit North and South America to migrate across.

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Encomienda System

A system in Spanish colonies where natives were forced to work on land owned by Spaniards in exchange for "care" and conversion to Catholicism.

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Middle Passage

The shipping route that brought enslaved Africans to the Americas, known for its inhumane conditions and high mortality rates.

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Spanish Caste System

A social hierarchy in Spanish colonies that placed pure-blooded Spaniards at the top, mixed heritage individuals in the middle, and pure Africans and Native Americans at the bottom.

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Valladolid Debate

A formal debate over the roles of Native Americans in Spanish colonies, highlighting differing opinions on their treatment and rights.

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English Colonization

The establishment of English colonies in North America, marked by strained relationships with Native Americans and the disappearance of the Roanoke Island colony in 1590.

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