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13646237315American Indian Groups Period 1https://youtu.be/zG_Q50JDeLo0
13646204078SpanishDominant power in the 1500's. Competed with other strong nations for resources in America, and sought the "three G's" (God, Gold, Glory). They focused on the conversion of Native-Americans to Catholicism, and spread their culture across the new land.1
13646205494Encomienda SystemSystem in Spanish America that gave settlers the right to tax local Indians or to demand their labor in exchange for protecting them and teaching them skills.2
13646248396African Slaveryintroduced to America so it could fill the large need for workers on sugar plantations and other demanding Southern (primarily) labor forces3
13646206573Triangular TradeA system in which goods and slaves were traded among the Americas, Britain, and Africa4
13646212225Joint Stock Companiesan association of individuals in a business enterprise with transferable shares of stock, much like a corporation except that stockholders are liable for the debts of the business5
13646206574Columbian ExchangeThe exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages.6

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