Columbus
Why did Columbus sail west on his first expedition?
To find a shorter route to the Indies
What best describes the Indians' life on an ecomienda?
They often worked without pay and were expected to become Christians.
Why was Cortes able to defeat the Aztecs?
Metal Armor, muskets, horses, and allies
What year did Pizarro defeat the Incan Empire?
1533
What are my kids names?
Kellee and Jonah
True or false
Columbus made more voyages to the West Indies because he wanted to learn the language of Taino.
False
Why did the Spanish landowners want to keep slaves?
The slaves made them rich.
After cortex conquered the Aztecs, who conquered the Incan Empire?
Pizzaro
What are plantations?
Large Farms
How old is Mr. Doyle?
30
What defines the Columbian exchange?
Moving people and their ways of life between Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
What was Las Casas point of view on Indians in the ecomienda system?
He wanted all slavery to end.
What colony was founded after the defeat of the Incan Empire?
Peru
What is a mission?
A religious settlement where missionaries live and work.
How old is Mr. Stephens?
47
True or False
Europeans Practiced Indian Religion and customs, and the two groups shared land.
False
Person who teaches his or her religion to people of different beliefs
What happened FIRST in Spain's search for Gold?
Cabeza De Vaca Traveled the American Southwest
Who landed on the Florida Penninsula in 1513?
Juan Ponce de Leon
What is a colony?
A settlement far from the country that rules it.
How did Columbus voyages impact the Americas?
Columbus showed Europeans the way to the Americas.
What is the correct sequence of New Spain's coloniel society groups from most to least powerful?
Peninsulares, Creoles, Mestizos, Africans and Indians
What happened after Estebans Death in what is now New Mexico?
Coronado continued the search for Cibola.
Who was the first person to reach the Mississippi River?
Hernando de Soto
Why did the Spanish bring Africans to Hispaniola?
To replace the dying Native Americans as slaves.