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In the Incan Empire, this system implemented the expectation of mandatory public service, where Incan common people worked for the government (for free). Usually, starting from the age of 15 to the age of 50.
The god of war and the sun in the aztec culture, who was believed to have lead the Aztecs to the land where Tenochtitlan stood. He is also known as the creator, making him their chief deity.
Created in 1512, this law was the first systematic code to govern the settlers in America, and their relations with Native Americans. Implemented the Encomienda system in Spanish colonies.
In colonial Brazil, these were communities for escaped slaves, to keep them free of their/ other slave owners.
Name of a system implemented by the Spanish under which slaves imported into their colonies would have a required tax. Slaves imported were used to replace the collapse of the Native American population in the Caribbean in the 1500s.
Location where a battle in the American Revolutionary War occurred from September 19 to October 17, 1777. This battle marked the a turning point in the War for Colonial America. This battle encouraged France to join the battle on the side of the colonists.
Treaty that formally ended the American Revolutionary War, that was signed in 1783. This treaty gave Colonial America their land, as well as their independence, and released prisoners of war.
One of the main causes of the War of 1812, the British Royal Navy would forcefully take American sailors as a tactic of recruitment for their naval forces, claiming that they were deserters of British ships.
Treaty signed by the British and American representatives on December 24, 1814 in Ghent, Belgium that ended the war. It officially solidified the sovereignty of the US. The British agreed to give back slaves and impressed sailors, as well as pay back the money owed to the Americans as a showing of understanding that the war was over.
Location of a battle in the Mexican American war on February 22-23, 1847 which showed the competence of General Zachary Taylor against Santa Anna. In the battle, despite the Mexican army’s forces being almost 3x that of the US forces (5,000), the Mexican army retreated on account of the death toll they had suffered.
One of the main causes of the Mexican American War, this was the belief that it was a God-ordained and inevitable occurrence for the USA to reach from Atlantic to Pacific coast.
One of the most famous examples of a caudillo, this figure came into power a total of 9 times through his consistent ability to raise and finance an army. His military successes and general presence as a powerful individual allowed him to lead as the president of Mexico (and eventually dictator).
Exaggerated pride in masculinity that is then perceived as power. Many caudillos are characterised as such, with their authoritarian government approach, and the general use of violence in order to enforce their decisions.
Inspired by the American Revolution, this Venezuelan aristocrat lead Spanish settlers in Venezuela to eventually drafting a constitution and he himself became a leader in the Venezuelan army. He eventually earned the name El Libertador, with famous speeches such as “Decree of War to the Death”.
Location where the Army of the Andes, under the command of jose de San Martin and the Government of Chile fought Spanish Royalists, under Commander Mariano Osorio in the April of 1818. This marked the end of major Spanish operations in Chile, and united Chilean and Argentine patriots.
These protests/rampages (find the synonym) occurred on April 25, 1849. It involved the burning of the parliamentary building in Montreal, the destruction of the St. Anne’s marketplace, and a mob attack on parliament member Governor Elgin.
The name of a virus which European unwittingly spread to Natives through blankets, domesticated animals, and caused many deaths, weakening the Native Americans against the military campaigns for conquest. Characterized by a high fever and inflammation of the larynx and trachea, the first known pandemic of this virus occurred in 1761.
Location which the Spanish found a mountain of silver in an Incan hamlet. This became one of the largest cities in the New World, and helped Spain build economic fortunes and ties to Western Europe, but especially to China.
A semi feudal system used by Portugal (for colonization). It was based off of hereditary land grants, usually given to each donatario, who would in turn governed a region of said system. In this system, a certain honor and responsibility was seemingly bestowed upon the people in settling the Portuguese colony. Some figures such as wealthy merchants, soldiers, and minor nobility would also receive titles under this system (ones under donatario).
A tribe/ confederacy that sided with the British during the French and Indian War. Due to the tribe occupying the land that was Ohio Country (aka the heart of colonial American land), and claiming ownership over said land, the British used their supposed governance over the tribe as reasoning that they held the legal title to the land.
The goal of this church in the New World was mainly to convert Native Americans through the set up of missions. Conquests and explorations were often justified through the supposed want to spread both culture and strictures of this church, or wanting to do all in the name of God. Converting natives to follow the ways of this church made them “human” in the eyes of the Spanish.
The last name of a woman, who, during the Great Awakening, was a prominent figure due to her pious theology. While it was very securing to other Puritan’s in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, it threatened the established system in the colony. The creation of religious conscience against the state lead to her trial, where she was found guilty of heresy by Governor John Winthrop.
An underlying reason for the French and Indian War. The understanding that whoever won the war would provide the country with this status, thus giving the country the ability to integrate their power and culture into colonial North America.
In the year 1839, following the 1837 Rebellion, a certain lord used this report to recommend uniting Lower and upper Canada and the responsible government in the form of provincial electoral governments and a supreme court in the British north American Colonies, while still being under the power of British Parliament.