The European Conquest of the Americas

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The European Conquest of the Americas
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Christopher Columbus - 1451-1506
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Columbus Four Voyages
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Ferdinand Magellan the First Circumnavigation
of the WorldEarly 16c
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European Explorations
Looking for El Dorado
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The First Spanish ConquestsThe Aztecs
vs.
Fernando Cortes
Montezuma II
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The Death of Montezuma II
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Mexico Surrenders to Cortes
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The First Spanish Conquests
The Incas
vs.
Francisco Pizarro
Atahualpa
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Why would the 'Columbian Exchange' be considered
the tsunami of unintentional "bio-terrorism"??
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The Columbian Exchange
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Cycle of Conquest Colonization
Explorers
Conquistadores
OfficialEuropeanColony!
Missionaries
PermanentSettlers
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Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
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Slave Ship
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Coffin Position Below Deck
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African CaptivesThrown Overboard
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Slaves Working in a Brazilian Sugar Mill
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Sacrifice of the First-Bornby Theodore de Bry
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Mercantilism

• The economy and trade are essential to the
  health and safety of the nation.

• Get as much gold and silveras you can.
• Establish a favorable balance of trade.
• Get colonies.

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Treasuresfrom the Americas!
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The Colonial Class System
Creoles Europeans - Born in the Americans
Peninsulares Born in Spain or Portugal
Mestizos Mixed Native Indians - European
Mulattos Mixed Blacks - European
Native Indians
Black Slaves
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The Influence of the Colonial Catholic Church
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Guadalajara Cathedral
Spanish Mission
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The Treaty of Tordesillas, 1494 The Popes
Line of Demarcation
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Father Bartolomé de Las Casas

• New Laws --gt 1542

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European Empires in the Americas