Period 1
Updated 11 Sep 2018
1491-1607
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Created byLaura Larzelere
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Events
Christopher Columbus
accidentally discovers the
New World when attempting
to discover a trade route to AsiaThe exchange of goods
from the New and Old
World begins-- is dubbed
the "Columbian Exchange"
and drastically changes the
world foreverThe Treaty of Tordesillas
is signed by Portugal and
Spain, dividing the territories
of the New World, giving
both countries much power
in their respective territoriesThe Econmienda system is
established, allowing
colonists to force Native
Americans to work under
harsh conditions with no payCortes invades Mexico
with intentions of
conquering the Aztecs,
which he achieves with the
help of violence and
more importantly, diseasePizarro invades Peru and
conquers the highly
advanced civilization of the
Incas of South AmericaThe Sublimis Deus is
published, decreeing that
Indians were human and
should be treated as such
from then onThe Repartimiento system
goes into effect, replacing the
encomienda system by offering
paid but unavoidable labor to
Native AmericansThe Valladolid Debate
takes place where two
philosophers, Bartolome
de Las Casas and Juan
Gines de Sepulveda argue
over the humanity of the
Indians and whether or not
a 'just war' can be waged
against themThe Protestant Reformation
takes place, increasing
tensions in Europe and,
therefore, their colonies in
the Americas
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