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EUROPE GOES TO THE AMERICAS. Lands of the Aztecs.
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EUROPE GOES TO THE AMERICAS
Lands of the Aztecs
HERNANDO CORTES & AZTECS
• MEXICO!!!• Spain first to colonize the Americas• Conquistadors follow for gold and silver
Cortes and 600 men reach Aztec capital of TENOCHTITLAN…Montezuma thinks they are GODS…share the gold!
The Aztecs WereFierce Warriors
Aztecs Sacrifice Neighboring Tribes to the Sun God
Heart Sacrificeon an Aztec Temple
Pyramid
Wall of Skulls, Tenochtitlan
BUT…. CORTEZ not satisfied
“disease of the heart that only gold can cure”
AZTECS FIGHT BACK….NO MATCH!!!1. European weapons superior2. Malinche helps them3. Disease kills off thousands
Aztec Gold
FRANCISCO PIZZARO & INCA
• Pizarro goes to PERU and kidnaps ATAHUALPA
Lands of the Incas
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu
• Ransom – 1 room of gold, 2 silver
• THE INCANS BRING BACK 24 TONS OF GOLD and SILVER
• THE SPANISH KILLS THE LEADER ANYWAY!!!!
Inca Gold & Silver
The Colonial Class System
The Colonial Class System
PeninsularesSpanish settled to
Americas CreolesSpanish born in
Americas
Mestizos
Mixed Spanish &
Native American
Mulattos
Mixed Spanish & African American
Native IndiansEncomienda System – forced
labor
Black Slaves
English come to North America
• Jamestown is the first colony – disaster!• PURITANS to Plymouth –religious freedom!• British and French fight!
– French and Indian War (7 Years War)– Who wins?
Natives lose the most…
“Black” Gold for Sale!“Black” Gold for Sale!
African Captives in YokesAfrican Captives in Yokes
Slave Ship PlanSlave Ship Plan
“COFFIN POSITION” BELOW DECK
Onboard the Slave ShipOnboard the Slave Ship
African CaptivesThrown OverboardAfrican Captives
Thrown Overboard
Sharks followed the slave ships!
The Triangle TradeThe Triangle Trade
The “Columbian Exchange”
The “Columbian Exchange” Squash Avocado Peppers Sweet
Potatoes
Turkey Pumpkin Tobacco Quinine
Cocoa Pineapple
Cassava POTATO
Peanut TOMATO Vanilla MAIZE
Syphilis
Olive COFFEE BEAN Banana Rice
Onion Turnip Honeybee Barley
Grape Peach SUGAR CANE
Oats
Citrus Fruits Pear Wheat HORSE
Cattle Sheep Pigs Smallpox
Flu Typhus Measles Malaria
Diptheria Whooping Cough
Trinkets
Liquor
GUNS
Notice of a Slave AuctionNotice of a Slave Auction
Slave Master BrandsSlave Master Brands
Slave With Iron MuzzleSlave With Iron Muzzle
Whipped Slave, early 19cWhipped Slave, early 19c
Abolitionist Symbol, 19cAbolitionist Symbol, 19c