APUSH Review Outline: Exploration and Colonization

A collection of vocabulary flashcards related to the exploration and colonization period of American history.

Maize

The Indian word for corn.

Conquistadores

Spanish term for 'conquerors'; these explorers claimed much of America for Spain.

Encomienda

A euphemism for slavery in which Indians were given to colonists to be 'Christianized'.

Día de la Raza

Spanish term for Columbus Day.

Treaty of Tordesillas

Treaty that settled Spanish and Portuguese differences in the Americas.

Columbian Exchange

Exchange of foods, plants, animals, and diseases between Europeans and Native Americans.

Popé's Rebellion

Revolt in which Indians took over New Mexico and held control for nearly half a century.

Hiawatha

Legendary leader who inspired the Iroquois.

Vasco da Gama

Portuguese explorer who reached India in 1498.

Christopher Columbus

Italian seafarer who discovered the Americas in 1492.

Ferdinand Magellan

His crew became the first to circumnavigate the globe.

Treaty of Tordesillas

Divided the New World between Spain and Portugal.

Father Junipero Serra

Spanish missionary who founded 21 missions in California.

The Iroquois Confederacy

A powerful group of Native Americans in the northeastern woodlands.

Mayflower Compact

The first governing document of Plymouth Colony.

House of Burgesses

The first elected legislative assembly in the New World.

Powhatan

The leader of the Powhatan Confederacy at the time of the English settlement of Jamestown.

Pequot War

Conflict between English settlers and Pequot tribe that resulted in the near destruction of the Pequot.

King Philip's War

A conflict between New England colonists and Native Americans led by Metacom.

Bacon's Rebellion

A rebellion led by Nathaniel Bacon against Governor William Berkeley's policies.

Indentured Servants

Laborers who worked for a fixed term in exchange for passage to America.

Quakers

Members of the Religious Society of Friends, known for their peaceful principles.

Cajun

Descendants of Acadians who settled in Louisiana after being expelled from Canada.