American Pageant Chapter 1: APUSH IDs – Flashcards
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Black Legend
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the mistaken belief that the conquistadors brought only misery to the New World, when in fact they also laid the foundations for nations
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Christoper Columbus
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explorer funded by Ferdinand and Isabella, tried to find a water route to Asia but landed in the West Indies
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Conquistadors
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Spanish conquerors in the New World, comprised of soldiers, peasants, artisans, and middle class
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Crusades
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series of wars fought to reclaim Christian Holy Lands, created a European interest in Asian goods
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Vasco de Gama
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first European explorer to reach India by sea
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Diaz
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Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope, thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia
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Encomienda
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Spanish system that gave Indians to the colonists in return for the promise to try and Christianize them
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Ferdinand and Isabella
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married to unite the kingdom of Spain, reconquered Spain from the Muslims, funded Columbus
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Magellan
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attempted to circumnavigate the the globe, which his crew did after he died in the Philippines
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Anasazi
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ancient civilization in southwestern US, declined by about 1300
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Cahokia
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Mississippian settlement near present-day St. Louis
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Iroquois
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northeastern Indian nation, developed an organized government and military
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Sugar Revolution
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increase in the European demand for sugar, fueled by its success in the Caribbean
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Taino
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native people of Hispaniola, population was decimated by Spanish invasion
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Three sisters agriculture
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Native American method of planting corn, beans, and squash together
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Ponce de Leon
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Spanish explorer of Florida, which he thought was an island, looked for gold
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Cortez
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Spanish conqueror of Mexico, destroyed Tenochtitlan
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Mission Indians
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Indians that were adopted into Christian missions and taught Christianity and crafts
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Coronado
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searched for fabled golden cities, explored Arizona, Kansas and New Mexico, discovered Grand Canyon and bison
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Tidewater region
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region of flat, low-lying plains along the coast
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Franciscans
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members of the Catholic religious order founded by St. Francis
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Francis Drake
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English privateer under Queen Elizabeth, took command of the navy against the Spanish Armada
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Pizarro
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Spanish explorer who defeated the Incas in Peru
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Glibert
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led the first English attempt to colonize Newfoundland, died at sea
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Joint stock companies
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small investors combined their funds to pay for expeditions to the New World
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Marco Polo
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explorer who traveled to Asia and brought accounts back to Europe
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Mestizos
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people of mixed European and Native American descent
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Mississippian culture
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North American civilization of mound builders with a prosperous society
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Montezuma
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king of the Aztecs when Cortez landed in Mexico
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Pope's Rebellion
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Pueblo uprising in New Mexico that destroyed Catholic churches and took control for almost 50 years
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Queen Elizabeth
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queen of England, founded the Anglican Church, supported joint stock companies, pushed for discovery in the New World
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Spanish Armada
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huge Spanish fleet that was used to protect holding in the New World, sent to conquer England in 1588, its defeat was the beginning of the end for Spain
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Tenochtitlan
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capital city of the Aztecs, conquered by Cortez, Mexico City was built on the same site
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Treaty of Tordesilles
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divided the world between Spain and Portugal
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Balboa
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discovered the Pacific Ocean
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Maize
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form of North American corn, staple of many Native American cultures
