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Unit 2: The Early Continent (1492-1607)

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  • 1492

    Colombian exchange

    Colombian exchange
    The transfer of goods, crops, and diseases between New and Old World societies after 1492. It continued and developed throughout the remaining years of the Age of Exploration. Ultimately the Columbian Exchange impacted the social and cultural makeup of both sides of the Atlantic and dramatically impacted the people living in these regions.
  • Oct 31, 1517

    Protestant Reformation

    Protestant Reformation
    The movement to reform the Catholic Church launched in Germany by Martin Luther. Reformers questioned the authority of the Pope, sought to eliminate the selling of indulgences, and encouraged the translation of the Bible from Latin. The Protestant Reformation was an important prerequisite to the colonization of North America due to the Treaty of Tordesillas. It ended in 1648.

  • First Anglo-Powhatan War

    First Anglo-Powhatan War
    Series of clashes between the Powhatan Confederacy and English settlers in Virginia. English colonists torched and pillaged Indian villages, applying tactics used in England's campaigns against the Irish. The notion that Indians and whites could not live together peaceably was born. The First Anglo-Powhatan War ended in 1614.

  • Second Anglo-Powhatan War

    Second Anglo-Powhatan War
    This was the last-ditch effort by the Indians to dislodge Virginia settlements. The resulting peace treaty formally separated white and Indian settlements. The Second Anglo-Powhatan War ended in 1634.

  • Barbados Slave Code created

    Barbados Slave Code created
    The first formal statute governing the treatment of slaves, which provided for harsh punishments against offending slaves but lacked penalties for the mistreatment of slaves by masters. Similar statutes were adopted by Southern plantation societies on the North American mainland in the 17th and 18th centuries.

  • Popé's Rebellion

    Popé's Rebellion
    The Popé's Rebellion was the Pueblo Indian rebellion that drove Spanish settlers from New Mexico. In 1680, the Native Americans rose up against Spanish conquistadors in the wake of religious prosecution, violence, and drought. The Popé established himself as leader of the new Pueblo confederacy from the capital in Santa Fe after the remaining Spanish fled.