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The Columbian Exchange refers to the transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the New and Old Worlds following Christopher Columbus's voyages to the Americas.

Answer: B
 Spanish brutality refers to the cruel treatment of indigenous people by Spanish colonizers during the Age of Exploration.

Answer: C
 The uprising referred to as the Pueblo Revolt was a successful rebellion by Native Americans against Spanish colonists in the area that is now New Mexico.

Answer: D
 Dutch slaves with land refer to the system of patroonships in which Dutch settlers in New Netherland, now known as New York, were given large tracts of land in exchange for bringing over a certain number of settlers to work as indentured servants.

Answer: E
 Haciendas were large-scale farms or estates owned by Spanish landlords in the Americas.

Answer: F
 Mestizos were persons of mixed Spanish and indigenous American ancestry.

Answer: G
 The Spanish implemented a number of reform measures toward the indigenous people they encountered in the Americas, including the encomienda system and the repartimiento system.

Answer: H
 Coverture was a legal principle in colonial America and Europe that meant a married woman's legal identity was subsumed under her husband's identity.

Answer: J
 The Iroquois Confederacy, also known as the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, was a powerful alliance of five Native American tribes in the northeastern United States.

Answer: K
 Spanish control of Indian labor refers to the encomienda and repartimiento systems, in which Spanish colonists were granted control over indigenous labor in exchange for providing protection and religious instruction.

Answer: L
 The ancient residents of the Mississippi Valley region were known as the Mound Builders, a pre-Columbian civilization that built large earthen mounds for religious, civic, and burial purposes.

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