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AP US ch1
chapter 1 notecards
Question | Answer |
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Portuguese African Exploration | Looking for a direct route to sub-Sahara Africa.Trading posts for gold and slaves.Bartolomeu Dias rounded the tip:1488.Vasco da Gama reached India:1498 |
1492-The "Grand" Exchange | Old World->New:Disease(smallpox), gold and silver, animals(swine, cattle, horses).New World->Old:Plants(tobacco, maize, beans, tomatoes, potato), syphilis.Neg:Prostitution/theives, issues w/syphilis.Pos:Industrial rev effect, potato fed nation |
Conquistadores | Conquerors3 G's: Gold, God, Glory.Some mistreated Natives, Christianizing used as an excuse.England heard of Spain exploring: Queen Elizabeth was the ruler.Political reason for England: Nationalism.Religious:Protestant vs. Roman Catholic |
Encomienda System | Government could "commend" or give Natives to colonists to try to christianize them.Slavery in all put name.Directly led to blend of Natives and English.Foundation for Southern plantation system |
"Black Legend" | False belief that conquerors tortured/butchered Natives, stole gold, and infected with smallpox |
Bartolomue de Las Casas | Missionary.Appalled by encomienda system, "a moral pestilence invented by Satan."Social critic-Devastation of the Indies.Supporter of Columbus at first-raise awareness of wrongness later |