Iroquois Confederation

confederation of five (later six) distinct tribes who maintained a permanent peace and military alliance with each other

Joint-Stock Companies

a company made up of a group of shareholders.

Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.

A system used by Spaniards in which Indians were given to colonists to use for labor.

socio-cultural categories based on a person's lineage. European, peninsulares (Spaniards born in Spain), and criollos, (Spaniards born in the New World).

Bartolomé de las Casas

A Spanish missionary who was disgusted and outraged by the poor treatment of Native Americans especially the encomienda system.

pushed by Bartolomé to end Indian slavery, labor, and end the encomineda system

Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda

argued against Bartolomé de las Casas that Indians were less than human

Separatist leader and the founder of the colony of Providence Plantations, which became Rhode Island. He is best remembered for his advocacy of religious freedom and separation of church and state

A Puritan woman who was well learned that disagreed with the Puritan Church in Massachusetts Bay Colony. Her actions resulted in her banishment from the colony, and later took part in the formation of Rhode Island.

the first elected legislative assembly in the New World, established in Virginia in 1619. (dominated by elite planters)

the first written document establishing self-governance in what would become the United States. (made decisions by the will of the majority)

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Iroquois Confederation	confederation of five (later six) distinct tribes who maintained a permanent peace and military alliance with each other
Joint-Stock Companies	a company made up of a group of shareholders.
Conquistadores	Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
Encomineda System	A system used by Spaniards in which Indians were given to colonists to use for labor.
Spanish Caste System	socio-cultural categories based on a person's lineage. European, peninsulares (Spaniards born in Spain), and criollos, (Spaniards born in the New World).
Bartolomé de las Casas	A Spanish missionary who was disgusted and outraged by the poor treatment of Native Americans especially the encomienda system.
New Laws of 1542	pushed by Bartolomé to end Indian slavery, labor, and end the encomineda system
Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda	argued against Bartolomé de las Casas that Indians were less than human
Roger Williams	Separatist leader and the founder of the colony of Providence Plantations, which became Rhode Island. He is best remembered for his advocacy of religious freedom and separation of church and state
Anne Hutchinson	A Puritan woman who was well learned that disagreed with the Puritan Church in Massachusetts Bay Colony. Her actions resulted in her banishment from the colony, and later took part in the formation of Rhode Island.
House of Burgesses	the first elected legislative assembly in the New World, established in Virginia in 1619. (dominated by elite planters)
Mayflower Compact	the first written document establishing self-governance in what would become the United States. (made decisions by the will of the majority)

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