APUSH UNIT 1, 2, 3

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Spanish soldiers who were central to the conquest of the civilizations of the Americas. Once conquest was complete, they often extracted wealth from the people they came to rule.

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Conquistadores

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Companies formed when investors pooled their money together in exchange for a percentage of ownership on the company through stock. Such arrangements were used to fund England's early colonial efforts.

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Joint-Stock Companies

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Brutal transatlantic voyage of slaves endured between Africa and the American colonies.

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Middle Passage

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The exchange of good, crops, and diseases between the Americas (New World) and Europe and Africa (Old World).

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Columbian Exchange

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American Indian peoples who lived in present-day New Mexico and Arizona and built permanent multi-story adobe dwellings.

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Pueblo

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Spanish government's policy to give Native Americans to colonists to provide labor and to be converted to Christianity. Part of a broader Spanish effort to subdue native tribes.

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Encomienda System

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An economic system based on government regulation that controlled colonial commerce and manufacturing for the enrichment of the mother country.

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Mercantilism

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Dominican friar who supported peaceful conversion of Nation Americans, advocated for Native American rights, and opposed the harsh treatment and forced labor of Native Americans.

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Bartolome de Las Casas

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Native American confederacy located in the Northeastern Woodlands. They lived in permanent settlements consisting of multi-family longhouses built of wood and bark. They used three-sister agriculture and hunting to support their community.

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Iroquois

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What is the best title for this diagram? Options: Encomienda, Silk Road, Open Door Policy, Columbian Exchange

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Columbian Exchange