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They Came to Americas

They Conquered

They Built an Empire

Who were the 1st people of the Americas that

Columbus came into contact

with?

The TainoTaino

There were millions of Indian deaths

after the Europeans arrived in the

Americas. Why? What caused it?

The Indian deaths were

mainly caused by battlebattle &

diseasesdiseases, such as small pox.

What is the Columbian Columbian ExchangeExchange?

Describe the changes that

occurred in each hemisphere.

Was movement of people, plants, animals, & diseases across Atlantic starting in

1492. West got colonists, horses, sugar (slavery), & disease (Native Americans died). East got potatoes, corn,&

growth in population.

Who paid for Columbus’s 1st voyage across

the Atlantic Ocean?

King FerdinandKing Ferdinand &

Queen IsabellaQueen Isabella paid

On his 1st voyage across the Atlantic, what was Columbus looking for, where’d

he land, & what were some problems he

faced on his journey?

He was looking for a route to India going west across

Atlantic, looking for Asian spices & silk. He had a long

journey & his crew wanted to turn back. He landed in

Bahamas, which he called the Indies, b/c he thought he was

in India. This was the 1st of many land claims in America

for Spain.

Who was Hernando Hernando CortesCortes?

He was the leader of the

Spanish troops that conquered

the Aztec empire.

Who was Ferdinand Ferdinand MagellanMagellan?

He was a Portuguese sea

captain in charge of the 1st known voyage

around the world

Who was Dona Dona MarinaMarina & how did she help

Cortes conquer the Aztec empire?

She was an Indian woman & she

persuaded many Indians that were Aztec enemies to

join Cortés's army

The Spanish conquered the Aztec empire. How was this

possible?

This was possible for 2 reasons:

1) the Spanish had better weapons

2) the Spanish had help from many Indians who

disliked the Aztec

How did the Spanish conquer the Aztec capital,

Tenochtitlan? What did they do after conquering it &

what happened to the area?

Under Cortes, Spanish took Tenochtitlan twice (1st from

Moctezuma & 2nd from Cuauhtemo). In the 2nd takeover, many Aztecs

starved, the Spanish destroyed many Aztec buildings & books, & they built Mexico City, the capital of New Spain, on the

ruins of Tenochtitlan.

What is an encomiendencomiend

aa?

An encomiendaencomienda is a large piece of land

given to a colonist by Spanish government as a way of settling &

controlling New Spain.

When they searched the southwest US,

what were Francisco Coronado,

Estevanico, & Fray Marcos looking for?

Hint: it’s what many people looked for!

They were looking for

GOLDGOLD, but they never found it.

Who was EstevancioEstevancio?

He was an African scout who explored

southwestern US in the mid 1500s after he heard stories about the golden

cities. He was killed on the expedition.

Who was YangaYanga?

He was an elderly African slave who escaped from

New Spain with 80 followers in the early 1600s. He kept his followers safe from

Spanish soldiers who were trying to capture

them.

The “New Laws of New Laws of

1542”1542” were what & passed

because of who?

These laws were made by the Spanish kings to

protect the Indians. They were passed because of Spanish priest Bartolome Bartolome

de Las Casasde Las Casas, who defended the rights of the Indians while they were

being enslaved.