Why did Columbus sail west on his first expedition?
To find a shorter, quicker, and cheaper route to the Indies.
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What are two factors that enabled Cortes to defeat the Aztecs?
1.) Metal Armor
2.) Muskets
3.) Horses
4.) Allies
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List New Spain's colonial society in order from most to least powerful.
peninsulares
creoles
mestizos
Africans and Indians
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What is a journey made for a special purpose?
expedition
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What's a conquistador?
A Spanish conqueror
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What's the Columbian Exchange?
It's the moving of people and their ways of life between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
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Who conquered the Incan empire?
Pizzaro
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What was an Indian's life like on an encomienda?
They often worked without pay and were expected to become Christians.
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What does convert mean?
Convert means to change.
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A person who live in a colony is a what?
colonist
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What happened as a result of the Columbian Exchange?
Europeans practiced Indian religion and customs, and the two groups shared the land.
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What colony was founded after the defeat of the Incan empire?
Lima, Peru
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Why did Spanish landowners want to keep slaves?
They wanted to keep slaves because it made them rich.
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What is a large piece of land, usually given to its owners by the king of Spain?
encomienda
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What's a missionary?
Someone who teaches his or her religion to others who have different beliefs.
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How did Columbus's voyages impact the Americas?
It allowed Columbus to show Europeans the way to the Americas.
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What happened first in Spain's search for gold?
Cabeza de Vaca traveled the American Southwest.
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What was Las Casa's point of view on Indians in the encomienda system?
He wanted to end all slavery, especially in his encomienda.
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What is a religious settlement where a missionary group lives and works?
mission
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Define conquest.
conquest is the capture or taking of something by force.
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What are two reasons for why Columbus made more voyages to the West Indies?
1.) Spain wanted him to start a colony in the West Indies.
2.) Columbus delivered people and animals to the new land.
3.) The Spanish wanted the riches of the land.
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What happened after Esteban's death in what is now New Mexico?
Coronado continued the search for Cibola.
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LOSE YOUR TURN :(
LOSE YOUR TURN :(
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What's a society?
A society is a group of people forming a community.
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What's the Columbian Exchange?
A movement of people, animals, plants, diseases, and ways of life between the Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere.