Chapter 1 - Colliding Worlds Flashcards
1
Q
- Maize
A
-Corn
-Staple food source came from the Americas
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2
Q
- Iroquis Confederation
A
- Alliance of 6 Iroquois tribes
- Had a constitution
3
Q
- Capitalism
A
- Economic/Government system
- Laissez Faire economics
- Private companies
4
Q
- Columbian Exchange
A
- Triangle Trade
- Trade between New world (America) Old world (Europe) and Africa
- Traded materials raw goods and disease
5
Q
- Smallpox
A
-Disease that was brought from Europe to America
-Infected and killed millions of Native Americans
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6
Q
- Encomienda
A
- Sold Native slaves to Landlords
- Forced Labor
- Conversion to Christianity
7
Q
- Mita System
A
-Slave system
-Forced silver and gold mining
-Europe benefits
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8
Q
- Casta System
A
- Mixed Race of Spanish, African, and Native Americans
- Depends on parent race, establish system of Hierarchy
9
Q
- “Black Legend”
A
- Blame on Spanish for Native American abuse
- Rumor
10
Q
- Bartolomé de las Casas
A
- Exploited the cruelties of the natives in America
- Unfair treatment to the natives
