They Came

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They Came to Americas
They Conquered
They Built an Empire
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Who were the 1st people of the Americas that
Columbus came into contact with?
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The Taino
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There were millions of Indian deaths after the
Europeans arrived in the Americas. Why? What
caused it?
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The Indian deaths were mainly caused by battle
diseases, such as small pox.
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What is the Columbian Exchange? Describe the
changes that occurred in each hemisphere.
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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.
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Who paid for Columbuss 1st voyage across the
Atlantic Ocean?
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King Ferdinand Queen Isabella paid
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On his 1st voyage across the Atlantic, what was
Columbus looking for, whered he land, what
were some problems he faced on his journey?
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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.

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Who was Hernando Cortes?
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He was the leader of the Spanish troops that
conquered the Aztec empire.
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Who was Ferdinand Magellan?
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He was a Portuguese sea captain in charge of the
1st known voyage around the world
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Who was Dona Marina how did she help Cortes
conquer the Aztec empire?
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She was an Indian woman she persuaded many
Indians that were Aztec enemies to join Cortés's
army
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The Spanish conquered the Aztec empire. How was
this possible?
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This was possible for 2 reasons 1) the
Spanish had better weapons 2) the Spanish had
help from many Indians who disliked the Aztec
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• How did the Spanish conquer the Aztec capital,
  Tenochtitlan? What did they do after conquering
  it what happened to the area?

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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.
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What is an encomienda?
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An encomienda is a large piece of land given to a
colonist by Spanish government as a way of
settling controlling New Spain.
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When they searched the southwest US, what were
Francisco Coronado, Estevanico, Fray Marcos
looking for?Hint its what many people looked
for!
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They were looking for GOLD, but they never found
it.
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Who was Estevancio?
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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.
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Who was Yanga?
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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.
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The New Laws of 1542 were what passed
because of who?
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These laws were made by the Spanish kings to
protect the Indians. They were passed because of
Spanish priest Bartolome de Las Casas, who
defended the rights of the Indians while they
were being enslaved.
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