APUSH events Period 1 and Period 2: 1491-1754

Columbian Exchange (Period 1)

Global transfer of crops, animals, and disease between Europe, Africa, and the Americas after 1492.

Encomienda System (Period 1)

Spanish labor system that gave colonists land and Native labor in exchange for Christianizing them.

Pueblo Revolt (Period 1)

Native uprising in New Mexico against Spanish religious and economic oppression; temporarily drove Spanish out.

Mayflower Compact (Period 2)

Early form of self-government based on majority rule among Pilgrims in 1620.

Bacon’s Rebellion (Period 2)

Rebellion of poor farmers against Virginia elites; led to shift from indentured servants to slavery.

First Great Awakening (Period 2)

Religious revival emphasizing emotion and individual salvation; weakened established churches.

Stono Rebellion (Period 2)

Slave uprising in South Carolina; led to stricter slave codes.