AP World History Chapter 17 Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 5565377472 | Columbian exchange | the exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages. | 0 | |
| 5565403095 | Bartolome de las casas | Defender of Amerindians or activist for Amerindians | 1 | |
| 5565425706 | encomienda | a grant of authority over a population of Amerindians in the Spanish Colonies | 2 | |
| 5565436254 | creoles | a term used to describe someone of European decent born in the New World | 3 | |
| 5565774635 | indentured servant | people who agreed to work in the new world if they signed a contract. | 4 | |
| 5565787616 | mestizo | someone of mixed Amerindian and European descent | 5 | |
| 5565838085 | mulatto | someone of mixed African and European descent | 6 | |
| 5565847246 | house of burgesses | the first representative government in the New World, it is known as the Virginia general Assembly. | 7 | |
| 5565909829 | pilgrims | group of English protestant who established Plymouth colony in Massachusetts in 1620 | 8 | |
| 5565940096 | puritans | English protestant who believed that God predestined souls to heaven or hell before birth | 9 | |
| 5565959036 | Iroquois confederacy | an alliance of five northeastern Amerindian peoples that made decisions on military and diplomatic issues through a council of representatives | 10 | |
| 5565993176 | new france | French colony in north America, with a capital in Quebec founded in 1608. | 11 |