APUSH Period 1

before christopher columbu

had a very diverse society

SOUTHWEST

pueblo people with their irrigation system for farming corn (maize)

in great plains

people like sioux were nomadic hunters

in northeast

tribes like iroquois lives in alliances and farme housing

only in pacific

rely on fish & forest

european wanted a trade route to asia for wealth. spain and portugal led the way

(three g's: gold, god, glory)

christopher landed

in 1492 in caribbean marking contact of europe and america

led to the columbian exchange

this caused the transfer of disease (including smallpox, measles, or chickenpox)

new crops

boosted population growth in europe

in africa

demand for enslaved labour increased which marked the beginning of the atlantic slave trade

spain started to implement their colonization

- spanish establsihed the encomienda system which gave them control over native labour and converted them to christianity (forced labour and exploitation)

bartoleme de las casas

argued for native rights and against brutality

people like juan de sepulvelda

justified conquest bc natives were "inferiror"

(pueblo revolt of 1680)

native resistance began to rebel

pueblo people revolted against spanish missionaries and settlers

they burned their homes, etc, etc with violent acts. when spanish returned, they were more tolerant

then turned to africa

due to native population, euroeapns turned to enslaved africans especially in caribbean and south american plantations