Chapter 1 terms APUSH American Pageant 17th edition Study Guide with Complete Solutions

Chapter 1 terms APUSH American Pageant 17th edition Study Guide with Complete Solutions Canadian Shield - Answer️️ -First part of the North American landmass to emerge above sea level nation-state - Answer️️ -A state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has been transformed into a nationality Cahokia - Answer️️ -an ancient settlement of southern Indians, located near present day St. Louis, it served as a trading center for 40,000 at its peak in A.D. 1200. Caravel - Answer️️ -A small, highly maneuverable three-masted ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish in the exploration of the Atlantic. Columbian Exchange - Answer️️ -The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages. Treaty of Torsedillas (1494) - Answer️️ -agreement between Spain and Portugal aimed at settling conflicts over lands newly discovered or explored by Christopher Columbus and other late 15th-century voyagers. Encomianda - Answer️️ -The encomienda system was a labor system instituted by the Spanish crown in the American colonies. In this system, a ©SOPHIABENNET@2024/2025 Monday, August 19, 2024 10:32 PM 2 Spanish encomendero was granted a number of native laborers who would pay tributes to him in exchange for his protection. Noche Triste - Answer️️ -"Sad night", when the Aztecs attacked Hernán Cortés and his forces in the Aztec capital, Tenochitlán, killing hundreds. Cortés laid siege to the city the following year, precipitating the fall of the Aztec Empire and inaugurating three centuries of Spanish rule. Capitalism - Answer️️ -An economic system based on private ownership of capital Mestizos - Answer️️ -A person of mixed Native American and European ancestory Battle of Acoma - Answer️️ -Fought between Spaniards under Don Juan de Oñate and the Pueblo Indians in present-day New Mexico. Spaniards brutally crushed the Pueblo peoples and established the territory as New Mexico in 1609. Pueblo Revolt - Answer️️ -Native American revolt against the Spanish in late 17th century; expelled the Spanish for over 10 year