Study Guide for Contact, Conquest, And Colonization Terms, issues, events, people, places to know Be able to identify

and define them and discuss their significance Beringia Bartolomeo de Las Casas encomienda system virgin soil epidemics ecological imperialism King Philips War General Questions and Concepts Why were Native populations so susceptible to disease? Besides lack of immunities, what made these diseases so devastating to Indians (social and cultural factors)? In what ways did the introduction of plants and animals by Europeans affect the ecological systems of the Native Americans? Cite examples. What were the major trade goods exchanged by Europeans and Native Americans in the colonial period? In what ways did trade contribute to the decline of native communities? What was the role of violence and war in the decline of Native American societies? Be able to discuss specific examples, such as Las Casas, King Philips War, the Pequot War, and the Yamassee War.