APUSH Review

Three Sisters

Three staple crops (corn, beans, and squash) interdependent in Native American agriculture, providing sustenance and soil benefits.

Great League of Peace

A political confederation of Iroquois tribes aiming for collective action while maintaining individual political and religious systems.

Columbian Exchange

The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, cultures, and technologies between the New World and the Old World, impacting societies on both sides.

Encomienda

A Spanish system where tribute and religious instruction were extracted from American Indians, resembling a form of slavery.

Virginia Company

Joint stock companies chartered in 1606 to settle the eastern North American coastline, aiming for colonization and economic gain.