unit 4 systems

Here are the main systems from Unit 4 (1450–1750) based on the Heimler’s History review—simplified for easy memorization and ready to put into Knowt:

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### 🌎 Unit 4 Systems – AP World History

1. Encomienda System

👉 Spanish gave land + Native labor to settlers in exchange for "protecting" them

📝 "Free labor from Natives on Spanish land"

2. Hacienda System

👉 Large farming estates in Spanish colonies where workers lived and worked

📝 "Big Spanish farms with local workers"

3. Mit'a System (Colonial)

👉 Spanish adapted Inca labor tax; forced Natives to do work for the state

📝 "Inca labor turned into Spanish forced work"

4. Chattel Slavery

👉 People = property, passed down to children

📝 "Slaves = property forever"

5. Indentured Servitude

👉 People work for years to pay off travel debt, then free

📝 "Work for a few years → get freedom"

6. Casta System

👉 Social ranking in Latin America by race + birthplace

📝 "Social pyramid based on race"

7. Mercantilism

👉 Colonies send raw goods to the mother country to make money

📝 "Mother country gets rich from colonies"

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