Kaplan AP US History - Overview

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Three Sisters
American Indians in regions such as the northeast utilized companion planting to perfect their method of cultivating the Three Sisters crops (corn, beans, and squash); the cornstalks provided a structure for the beans to grow up, and the squash held moisture in the soil.
Great League of Peace
Five Iroquois tribes even formed the Great League of Peace, which annually convened with representatives from the five groups.
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus arrived in the Bahamas in October 1492 and subsequently discovered the islands of Hispaniola and Cuba.
Amerigo Vespucci
During Amerigo Vespucci's trips along the South American coast, which lasted from 1499 to 1502, Europeans realized that they had encountered a continent of which they had had no previous knowledge.
Jacques Cartier
French explorers, such as Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain, cultivated friendly business relations with Native Americans, dealing mostly in beaver pelts.
Samuel de Champlain
French explorers, such as Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain, cultivated friendly business relations with Native Americans, dealing mostly in beaver pelts.
Treaty of Tordesillas
The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed between Spain and Portugal in 1494, decided how Christopher Columbus's discoveries of the New World would be divided.
Spanish Requirement of 1513
In the Spanish Requirement of 1513, Spain asserted its divine right to conquer the New World, stating that its main concern was to rescue the natives from hedonism.
Juan de Oñate
In addition to colonizing Florida, Spain sponsored explorations into the modern-day Southwestern United States. These incursions were generally considered failures because they did not yield discoveries of gold or sources of labor. It was not until 1598 that Juan de Oñate led a group of approximately 400 colonists, missionaries, and soldiers to establish a permanent settlement north of Mexico.
Sir Walter Raleigh
In 1585, Sir Walter Raleigh sent approximately 100 male colonists to Roanoke, a small island off of the North Carolinan coast, which was then considered to be part of Virginia.
Roanoke
In 1585, Sir Walter Raleigh sent approximately 100 male colonists to Roanoke, a small island off of the North Carolinan coast, which was then considered to be part of Virginia.
Virginia Company
In 1606, the Virginia Company was incorporated by its investors in London, and King James I granted a charter to colonize and govern Virginia.
Samuel de Champlain
French explorers, such as Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain, cultivated friendly business relations with Native Americans, dealing mostly in beaver pelts.
Henry Hudson
In 1609, while employed by the Dutch East India Company to find a Northwest Passage to Asia, the Englishman Henry Hudson sailed into New York Harbor.
New Amsterdam
In 1625, the Dutch designated the town of New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island as the capital of their New Netherland.
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