Step Two: Explain Why It Matters
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CHAPTER 2 STUDY GUIDE
EXPLAIN WHY IT MATTERS
Put your reading into practice. Identify each term below, and then explain why it matters in U.S. history.
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| TERM | WHO OR WHAT & WHEN | WHY IT MATTERS |
| Black Death (p. 31) | ||
| Reconquest (p. 32) | ||
| Tainos (p. 35) | ||
| Treaty of Tordesillas (p. 36) | ||
| Columbian exchange (p. 38) | ||
| conquistadors (p. 41) | ||
| Incan empire (p. 41) | ||
| Acoma pueblo revolt (p. 42) | ||
| New Spain (p. 44) | ||
| encomienda (p. 44) | ||
| creoles (p. 46) | ||
| Protestant Reformation (p. 48) |