Empire Building

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Empire Building

• Chapter 4 Section 1

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Bell Work

• Answer the 3 geography questions on page 116.
• Copy the timeline into your notes.

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Empire Building

• The voyages of Columbus prompted Spain to
  colonize in the Americas.

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So What?

• In the Americas, Spanish culture and descendants
  of this time period, are thriving.

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Christopher Columbus

• 1492 1st voyage for Spain
• Sailed West across the Atlantic in search of Asia
• Ran into a Caribbean Island
• Led to the settlement/colonization of the Americas

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1st Voyage of CC

• Left port 8/3/1492 and hit land 10/12/1492
• Los Indiosbelieved hed reached E.I.
• Claimed the land and called the island San
  Salvador
• Found no gold there, so he moved on to other
  islands, staking his claim on each one.

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Ferdinand Isabella

• Columbus returned to Spain in 1493
• The Monarchs were thrilled!
• They agreed to finance 3 more trips

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2nd Voyage for CC

• September of 1493
• Empire Building vs. Exploring
• 17 ships, plus 1000 soldiers, crewmen, and
  colonists
• Led to other European settlement in the Americas.

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Pedro Alvares Cabral

• Reached the shore of Brazil in 1500
• Claimed the land for Portugal
• By 1530s colonists began growing sugar because of
  the lack of gold and silver.

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Amerigo Vespucci

• Italian Sailing for Portugal
• Reached the Eastern coast of South America
• He claimed the land wasnt Asia, but a new
  world
• In 1507, a German mapmaker named the new
  continent America

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Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Marched through Panama
• Became the 1st European to see the Pacific Ocean

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Ferdinand Magellan

• Sailed around the tip of South America and
  reached the Pacific Ocean
• 250 men, 5 ships
• No land other than small islands
• Supplies ran out
• After Guam, they finally reached the Philippines

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FM Cont.

• In the Philippines, they became involved in a
  local war and Magellan was killed.
• Disease and starvation plagued the crew.
• Only 18 men, and one ship returned to Spain.
• His crew was the first to sail around the world.

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Spanish Conquests in Mexico

• Conquistadors
• Spanish explorers headed inland and conquered
  other parts of Mexico.

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Hernando Cortes

• 1519 He landed on the shores of Mexico
• Colonized several islands and headed inward,
  colonizing parts of Mexico, South America, and
  the U.S.
• Added to the Spanish Empire and left their mark
  on the American culture.

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Cortes Conquers the Aztecs

• Cortes sought out a wealthy empire
• Cortes and 600 men reached the capital
• Montezuma II, the emperor, believed Cortes was a
  god, and gave him a share of their gold.
• Not satisfied, Cortes conquered the Empire in
  1521.

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Francisco Pizarro

• 1532 Marched a small force into South America
  and conquered the Incan Empire
• The Spanish continued conquering other Native
  peoples (I.e. the Mayans).
• Created a large Mestizo, or a mixed Spanish and
  Native American culture.

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Encomienda

• A system in which native peoples were forced to
  farm, ranch or mine for Spanish landlords.

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16th Century Spain

• The wealthiest, most powerful nation
• Treasure ships from the Americas continually
  entered Spanish harbors.
• Led to a golden age of art and culture in Spain.
• Built a powerful Navy to protect its ships
• Expanded its empire into parts of the U.S.

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Juan Ponce de Leon

• 1513
• Claimed Florida for Spain

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Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

• 1540-41
• Explored Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma,
  and Kansas
• Desert has few riches and was colonized by
  priests who searched for converts
• Santa Fe became the headquarters for advancing
  Catholicism.

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Opposition to Spanish

• Priests spoke out against the Encomienda system
  and harsh treatment of Natives
• Encomienda system was abolished in 1542