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American Pageant Chapter 1 Vocab Flashcards

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Key terms, people, and events from Chapter 1 of the 13th edition of the American Pageant.

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1142080623RenaissanceNurtured a spirit of inquiry and adventure. Allowed for the invention of new technology like the printing press and compass1
1142080624Incas, Aztecs, and Mayans3 major indigenous groups that were defeated when contact was made with Europeans2
1142080625Iroquois ConfederacyPowerful group of Native Americans that bound 5 Native American Nations. Located in NY, they were in constant conflict with Europeans.3
1142080626Encomienda SystemAllowed the government to "commend" Indians to certain colonists in return for the promise to try to Christianize them. It really was slavery.4
1142080627"Black Legend"Concept that the Spanish only killed, tortured, and stole in the Americas, while contributing nothing good5
1142080628Treaty of TordesillasDivided the new world by giving Spain and Portugal land in the Americas6
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