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294805615Columbian Exchangetransfer of peoples, animals, plants, and diseases, between the New and Old Worlds.0
294805616Old World/ New worldthe known world before Columbus's voyage/ the Americas1
294805617Smallpoxarrived in the Caribbean in 1518 was the most deadly of the early epidemics. Killed over 50% of native population2
294805618Antonio de Mendozafirst visceroy of Mexico, advised the Spanish emperor to introduce more non-indigenous animals to the New World because it causes environmental problems3
294805619Apache, Sioux, Blackfoot, Comanche, Assiniboinewere aided by the horse, revolutionized hunting and combat. They could hunt buffalo more efficiently in North America.4
294805620Mapuche and Pampas peoplesalso revolutionized by the horse, but they resided in South America5
294805621Rio de la Platavast plains that lay in Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay6
294805622Vertical hierarchy of estatesuniformly Catholic, and as an arrangement of patriarchal extended- family networks; classes of society; the way Portugal and Spain viewed society7
294805623Viceroyalty of New Spain/ Mexico Citycapital in Mexico City, included Mexico and the southwest of what is now the United States, Central America, and the islands of the Caribbean.8
294805624Viceroyalty of Peru/ Limaits capital at Lima, was formed in the 1540s to govern Spanish South America.9
294805625Governor- generalappointed by the Portuguese king in 1549 because brazil was getting out of hand10
294805626Brazil/ Salvadorlarge land mass in South America, did not have any apparent natural resources so the Portuguese king was reluctant in colonizing it. Salvador is its capital located in the Bahia region.11
294805627St. Martin de PorresHe is the patron saint of mixed-race people and all those seeking interracial harmony. Illegitimate son of a Spanish nobleman and his black servant. Eventually recognized by his father, he entered the Dominican Order in Lima, Peru.12
294805628Bartolome de las Casasmost influential defended of the Amerindians in the early colonial period. Acheived the enactment of the New Laws.13
294805629Dominican OrderCatholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France. Membership in the Order includes friars, nuns, congregations of active sisters, and lay persons affiliated with the order.14
294805630Chiapascity in south mexico. the city las Casas became the first bishop of15
294805631New Laws of 1542reform legislation that outlawed the enslavement of Amerindians and limited other forms of forced labor.16
294805632Potosipresent day Bolivia, had a really big silver deposit17
294805633Alto PeruUpper Peru was in the region of Viceroyalty of Peru18
294805634EncomiendaAmerindian peoples were dividedamont the settlers and were forced to provide them with labor of with textiles, food, or other goods. This form of forced labor was encomienda.19
294805635Mita1/7 of adult male Amerindians were compelled to work for six months each year in mines, or on farms and in textile factories.20
294805636Hidalgoslesser nobles21
294805637Creoleswhites born in America to European parents22
294805638Castashereditary social and political classes of different racial blends23
294805639Juan Valienteslave that escaped his Mexican master, participated in Francisco Pizarro's conquest of the Inca Empire and later became one of the most prominenet early settlers of Chile.24
294805640"coyote"one of the most popular mythlore among the Native American. Coyote is a ubiquitous being and can be categorized in many type, appearing as the Creator himself, but may at the same time be the messenger, the culture hero, the trickster, the fool.25
294805641QuilombosBrazil communities of runaways.26
294805642PalenquesCommunities of runaways in Spanish colonies27
294805643Palmaresthe largest quilombo, where thousands of slaves defended themselves against Brazilian authorities for 60 years until they were finally overrun 1694.28
294805644Manumissionthe granting of freedom to individual slaves.29
294805645Mestizosthe offspring of Amerindians and Europeans or Creole fathers. They came to occupy a middle position in colonial society, dominating trade and agriculture.30
294805646Mulattoesindividuals of mixed European and African descent, had the same class as mestizos.31
294805647Virginia Companyin 1642, the English crown dissolved the Virginia company because of mismanagement. This was formed by London investors who took up the challenge of colonizing Virginia.32
294805648Jamestownan island 30 miles up the James River, in a swampy, isolated area. Nearly 80% of the settlers in the first 15 years died from disease.33
294805649Chesapeake Baya lot of plantations and farms were developed here.34
294805650Indentured servitudepeople worked under a master who paid for his/her passage to the New World. The people signed contracts of labor that was issued for the journey given to them from the master. These servants accounted for nearly 80% of all colonists of the Virginia and Maryland colonies.35
294805651Indenturethe agreement between the master and the person coming from the Old World that states that the person must work for the master for a set number of years.36
294805652House of Burgesseselected assembly formed in 1618 in Virginia37
294805653Carolinasprospered from the trades of fur. These were new colonies in the South. Indigenous people were brought into these colonies, but were weakened by the epidemics.38
294805654Charlestondeveloped an economy based on plantations and slavery in imitation of the colonies of Brazil and the Caribbean.39
294805655Indigomany indigo plantations were present in Charleston, famous blue dye.40
294805656Gullaha dialect with African and English roots spoken by the slaves that created a majority in South Carolina41
294805657Stono Rebellion of 1739South Carolina's largest slave uprising made up of mostly African Catholics who sought south to Spanish Florida42
294805658Protestant dissentersConsists of Pilgrims and Puritans; colonized New England43
294805659Pilgrimsfirst came to New England; wished to break completely with the Church of England; catholic44
294805660Colony of Plymouthlocated in present-day Massachusetts as a result to pursue their spiritual ends in a new land45
294805661Massachusetts Bay Colony/BostonBelonged to the Puritans; Plymouth was absorbed into this46
294805662Puritanswished to purify the Church of England, not break with it; want to abolish its hierarchy of bishops and bishops, free it from governmental interference, and limit membership to people who shared their beliefs47
294805663Monopolycompanies or individuals given exclusive economic privileges48
294805664Dutch West India Companyestablished the colony of New Netherland and located its capital on Manhattan Island49
294805665New Netherland/New York Colonycolony established by the Dutch West INdia Company50
294805666Manhattan Islandlocation of the capital of the colony of New Netherland51
294805667Hudson Riverresource that allowed the New Netherland colony to gain profit52
294805668Iroquois Confederacyalliance among the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and other native people that worked with the Dutch merchants to allow them to have access to the rich fur trade of Canada53
294805669Quakersa persecuted religious minority; refuge in Pennsylvania54
294805670William Pennsecured an enormous grant of territory because the English king was indebted to Penn's father; founded Pennsylvania55
294805671Proprietorowner; usually used when talking about the owner of land56
294805672Freemenfree men; not a slave nor serf57
294805673Philadelphiacapital of Pennsylvania; largest city in the British colonies58
294805674Jacques Cartiernavigator and promotor that stirred France's interest in North America; explored Newfoundland and the Gulf of St. Lawrence59
294805675Gulf of St. Lawrence/St. Lawrence Riverone of the three locations that Jacques Cartier explored60
294805676Samuel de Champlainfounded the colony of New France at Quebec61
294805677New Francecolony founded by Samuel de Champlain located at Quebec on the banks of the St. Lawrence River62
294805678Quebeclocation in which the colony of New France is located63
294805679Huron and Algonquin peopletraditional enemies of the powerful Iroquois Confederacy who Champlain allied with64
294805680Coureurs de boisrunners of the woods; young Frenchmen who were sent to live among natives to master their language and customs65
294805681Metispeople of mixed French and Amerindian descent who helped to direct the fur trade66
294805682Louisianafounded as a result of the French expanding to the west and south; depended on fur trade67
294805683French and Indian War/Seven Years War 1756-1763proved to be the final contest for North American empire; series of war fought by the French and Indians vs. the English for land68
294805684Charles IISpanish king that died without an heir in 1700 causing 13 years of conflict69
294805685Philip of Bourbon (Philip V)gained the Spanish throne after 13 years of conflict; recognized colonial administration and tax collection; naval vessels abolished; colonial ports were permitted to trade with Spain, international trade expanded; strengthened navy70
294805686Jose Gabriel CondorcanquiPeruvian Amerindian leader who initiated a rebellion and took the name of his Inca ancestor (Tupac Amaru II)71
294805687Tupac Amaru IIwas well connected in Spanish colonial society and was involved in trade with the silver mines. Started a rebellion of Amerindians against the Spanish rule.72
294805688"sons of the soil"one side of the open warfare that took place as a result of the intrusive colonial government73
294805689"outsiders"one side of the open warfare that took place as a result of the intrusive colonial government74
294805690Sao Paololocation of the open warfare between the "outsiders" and the "sons of the soil"75
294805691(ministry of the) Marquis de Pombalthe most aggressive period of reform occurred during this76
294805692Navigation Actssought to severely limit colonial trading and colonial production that competed with English manufacturers77
294805693Treaty of Tordesillasdivided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Spain and Portugal along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands78
294805694Treaty of Parisended the French and Indian War/Seven Years War79
294805695Sor Ines de la Cruzfirst great Latin American poet and one of the most important Hispanic literary figures80

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