Transcript The European Conquest of the Americas

By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer
Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
Christófo Colón [1451-1506]
Columbus’ Four Voyages
Ferdinand Magellan & the First
Circumnavigation of the World:
Early 16c
European Explorations
Looking for “El Dorado”
T he First Spanish Conquests:
T he Aztecs
vs.
Fernando Cortés
Montezuma II
T he Death of Montezuma II
Mexico Surrenders to Cortés
T he First Spanish Conquests:
T he Incas
vs.
Francisco
Pizarro
Atahualpa
Docs. 1- 4
T he “Columbian Exchange”

Squash

Avocado
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Peppers
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Sweet Potatoes
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Turkey
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Pumpkin
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Tobacco
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Quinine
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Cocoa
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Pineapple
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Cassava
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POTATO
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Peanut
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TOMATO
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Vanilla
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MAIZE
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Syphilis
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Trinkets
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Liquor
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GUNS
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Olive
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COFFEE BEAN
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Banana
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Rice
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Onion
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Turnip
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Honeybee
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Barley
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Grape
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Peach
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SUGAR CANE
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Oats
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Citrus Fruits
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Pear
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Wheat
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HORSE
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Cattle
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Sheep
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Pigs
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Smallpox

Flu

Typhus
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Measles
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Malaria
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Diptheria

Whooping Cough
Cycle of Conquest &
Colonization
Explorers
Official
European
Colony!
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
Slave Ship
“Coffin” Position Below Deck
A frican Captives
T hrown Overboard
Slaves Working in a
Brazilian Sugar Mill
Sacrifice of the First-Born
by T heodore de Bry
Mercantilism
The economy and trade
are essential to the health
and safety of the nation.
1.Get as much gold and silver
as you can.
2.Establish a favorable balance
of trade.
3.Get colonies.
Treasures
from the Americas!
T he Colonial Class System
Peninsulares
Mestizos
Native Indians
Creoles
Mulattos
Black Slaves
T he Influence of the Colonial
Catholic Church
Guadalajara
Cathedral
Spanish Mission
Our Lady of
Guadalupe
T he Treaty of Tordesillas, 1494 &
T he Pope’s Line of Demarcation
Father Bartolomé de Las Casas
New Laws --> 1542
European Empires in the Americas