Europeans Come To The Americas
The first peoples of the Americas encountered by Columbus
Who were the Taino
A soldier who conquered lands for Spain
what is a conquistador
a huge piece of land, often including several Indian villages, that the Spanish government gave to its colonists
What is an encomienda
A journey made for a special purpose
What is an expedition?
This is what Columbus was seeking on his first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean
What is a cheaper route to Asia by traveling West
Portuguese sea captain in charge of the first known circumnavigation of the world
Who is Ferdinand Magellan
A Spanish priest who defended the rights of the Indians
Who is Bartolome de las Casas
A settlement that is ruled by another country
What is a colony?
One good effect and one bad effect of the Columbian Exchange
What was horses and disease
How Dona Marina helped Cortes conquer the Aztecs
What is she persuaded many of the Aztec enemies to join Cortes's army
An African scout who explored the southwestern United States in the middle 1500s
Who is Estevanico
missionary
What is a person who tries to convert people to his or her religion?
The Columbian Exchange
What is the movement of people, plants, animals, and germs across the Atlantic Ocean
This is why the Spaniards were able to conquer the Aztec empire
What is the Spaniards had better weapons and Indians helped the Spanish fight against Moctezuma
An escaped African captive who kept his followers safe from Spanish soldiers trying to capture them
Who is Yanga
He led an expedition from Cuba to Mexico that ended with the conquest of Moctezuma and the Aztec
Who is Hernando Cortes?
Four specific changes that occurred in each hemisphere during the Columbian Exchange
What is the Europeans brought over colonists, horses, sheep, and diseases; And they brought back crops such as potatoes and corn that brought a healthier diets, population growth, and increased food supply
Yanga
African scout, established the town of San Lorenzo de Los Negros, revolted against the Spanish
This is why Bartolome de las Casas came to New Spain and what he did when he was there
What is he came to run an encomienda and while he was there he devoted himself to ending the encomienda system and protecting the rights of Indians
Hernando de Soto
Who is the first person to see the Mississippi River?