Period 1: Chapter 1 Flashcards
Juan de Sepulveda
Someone who was for the conversion of Native Americans
Wrote “Just Causes for War Against the Indians”
Bartolome de Las Casas
Someone who was against the way the Spanish were converting the Native Americans
Wrote “A Short Account of the Destruction of Indies”
Pope’s Rebellion
Aka: The Pueblo Revolt
The Pueblo rebels destroyed every Catholic church and killed priests and Spanish settlers
How did the Spanish block the French from taking over?
They fortified communities by converting Native Americans to Catholicism
They also built a fortress in St. Augustine, Florida
Why was the Spanish Caste System developed?
Was developed to justify the intermarrying and mixed race families to people in Spain in a way where Europeans were still on top
Encomienda System
Equated to slavery
Native Americans were given to colonists by the Spanish government for labor and in exchange the colonists would convert them to Catholicism
How did disease affect Native Americans?
Their immune systems were not ready causing 90% of them to die
Diseases the Columbian Exchange carried
Smallpox, malaria, and yellow fever
A big invention in the 1400s-1500s
Caravels (ships) which were created by the Portuguese
What did the New World do for Europe?
Helped Spain and Italy lay the foundation for the modern commercial banking system
Spread commerce and manufacturing
Helped Europe pay for international trade with Asia
Horses
Spanish brought them over
Gave Native Americans more mobility
- Caused tribe vs. tribe conflict because they were seeing each other
What did the New World provide?
Raw materials and soil for sugar cane
What did Africa provide?
Labor
What did Europe provide?
Capital, markets, and technology
Why did Christians want to go to Asia?
To take back the Holy Land from Muslims
