APUSH Chapter 1 Terms

1. Italian explorer who led an expedition that discovered the mainland of North America in 1497
4. Term that describes societies where political authority overlay cultural commonality
7. Rebellion in 1680 that drove Spanish settlers from New Mexico
9. Explorer who found the West Indies in 1492 while searching for a new water route to Asia
11. Spanish policy that "gave" Indians to settlers who promised to Christianize them
13. Small vessel with high decks and three triangular sails
14. Aztec emperor that was killed by Hernan Cortes
15. People of Native Indian and European heritage
17. Indian slave woman who served as interpreter for Hernan Cortes
18. Agricultural system used by Native Indians using Maize, Beans, and, Squash
19. Mississippian settlement that was home to 25,000 native Indians
21. Economic system characterized by private property, free trade, and open markets
22. Frenchman who followed the Mississippi River down to the Gulf of Mexico and claimed the area for France naming it Louisiana
23. South American civilization in present day Peru that was conquered by Francisco Pizarro
25. Transfer of goods, crops, and, diseases between the old and new world

2. Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico
3. False notion that all the colonists did was slaughter Native Indians and steal from them in the name of Christ
5. Spaniard who conquered the Incas and founded the city of Lima, Peru
6. Spaniards who conquered the Incan and Aztec empires
8. Battle between Spaniards and the Pueblo Indians
10. Spanish missionary who worked to abolish the encomienda system
12. "Sad Night", Night where the Aztecs attacked Hernan Cortes and his forces
16. First part of North American landmass to emerge above sea level
20. Large scale agricultural enterprise, usually employing slave labor
24. Native American empire that was conquered by Hernan Cortes, known for use of human sacrifices