MALACHI MOSS APUSH PERIOD 1

Flashcards about the Americas pre-Columbus, Columbian Exchange, Encomienda System, Transatlantic Slave Trade, and other related topics.

Encomienda System

A system in which the Spanish crown granted colonists the right to forcibly employ groups of Indians; in theory, the colonists were supposed to care for their charges.

Columbian Exchange

The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages.

Transatlantic Slave Trade

The forced migration of Africans across the Atlantic for slave labor.

Conquistadors

Spanish conquerors in the Americas.

Maize

The cultivation of this crop significantly impacted the development of societies in the Americas.

Coerced Labor

A labor system that involves force and coercion.

Tobacco

A crop that was introduced to Europe as a result of the Columbian Exchange.

Valladolid Debate

A series of debates concerning the treatment of the natives.

Treaty of Tordesillas

A joint declaration of Pope Alexander VI in 1493 which granted exclusive colonial rights to Spain over all new lands in the west.

Cortes

Spanish explorer who defeated the Aztecs.

Pizarro

Spanish explorer who defeated the Inca.