spanish colonies in the new world
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Spanish Colonies in the New
World
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Conquest of the Aztecs Led by Hernando
Corts Sailed to Mexico in
search of Gold in 1519 Allied with Native
Americans against
Montezuma, leader of the Aztecs
Aztec Empire fell in
1521
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Aztec Legend of Quetzcoatl Feathered serpent
god He would return to
rule over the Aztecs as a king
Cortez asQuetzcoatl????
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz3LyIJNoF8
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Spanish Advantages:technology, hatred of the Aztecsamong Native Americans, Aztec
belief in Quetzcoatl
Aztec Advantages:numbers, knowledge of terrain
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Conquest of the Incas Led by Francisco
Pizarro Less than 200 soldiers Captured Atahualpa, the
leader and executedhim
Without a leader, theIncan Empire crumbled
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Explorers Hernando de Soto
Florida Francisco Coronado
New Mexico Faced Native
American resistance Searched for gold Had little success
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Settlement of New Spain Pueblos towns that were the centers of
farming and trade Plaza center of the town where people
came to do business and go to church Presidio fort where soldiers lived
Mission
religious settlement Encomienda a grant of land to a
Spaniard which included the right to taxand use Native American labor
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Columbian Exchange Trade of goods between the Americas and
Europe/Africa/Asia Europeans introduced pigs, cattle, and
horses, plants (daisies and dandelions)and diseases
Americans introduced potatoes, corn,beans, tomatoes, peanuts, squash, andsurvival skills
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Columbian Exchange
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