APUSH Vocab. Ch. 1 and 2

Unit 1. Chapters 1 and 2 Vocabulary.

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Cards In This Set

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Marco Polo
(Italian) wrote a book with descriptions of the desirable goods in Asia, leading to Europeans’ desire to find a cheeper route to the East
De Gama, Vasco
(Portuguese) in 1498 sailed around Africa and reached India
Columbus, Christopher
Received three ships from Spanish monarchy, sailed westward. Spotted an island in the Bahamas. The most successful failure in history.
Tordesillas, Treaty of
(1494) Spain secured its claim of Columbus’s discovery with this. Divided the “heathen lands” of the New World with Portugal.
Coronado, Francisco
Discovered the Grand Canyon, the Colorado River, and herds of buffalo between 1540-42
Pizarro, Francisco
In 1532 crushed the Incas of Peru
Cortes, Hernan
Seized the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan. Brought many things to the Mexican culture.
Conquistadores
Conquerors
Mestizos
People of mixed Indian and European heritage
Black legend
False concept held that the conquerors merely tortured and butchered the Indians, stole their gold, infected them with smallpox.
Raleigh, Walter
Launched important colonizing failures in the New World. Ultimately beheaded for treason.
Drake, Francis
Sailed around the world returning in 1580 with many Spanish treasures. Knighted by Queen Elizabeth on his ship.
Gilbert, Humphrey
Supporter of the first English attempt at colonization. Failed when he lost his life in 1583.
Spanish Armada
Philip II of Spain’s attempt to invade England. Marked the beginning of the end of Spanish imperial dreams.
Enclosure
Forcing many small farmers into precarious tenancy or off the land all together