Christopher Columbus
Spanish Conquistadors
New Spain
100
to find a shorter route to the Indies
Why did Columbus sail west on his first expedition?
100
Metal armor, muskets, horses, and allies are all factors that helped this man defeat the Aztecs.
Who is Cortes?
100
This happened first in Spain's search for gold.
What is Cabeza de Vaca traveled the American Southwest?
200
He delivered people and animals to the new land, and Spain wanted him to start a colony in the West Indies.
What are the reasons Columbus made more voyages to the west indies?
200
This man conquered the Incan empire after Cortes conquered the Aztecs.
Who is Pizarro?
200
This happened after Esteban's death in what is now New Mexico.
What is Coronado continued the search for Cibola?
300
Moving people and their ways of life between the Eastern and Western Hemisphere.
What is the Colombian Exchange?
300
This colony was founded after the defeat of the Incan empire.
What is Peru?
300
Peninsulares, creoles, mestizos, Africans and Indians.
What is the sequence of New Spain's colonial society from most to least powerful?
400
Europeans practiced Indian religion and customs, and the two groups shared the land.
What did not happen as a result of the Colombian Exchange?
400
The slaves made them rich.
Who are the Spanish landowners that wanted to keep slaves.
400
They often worked without pay and were expected to become Christians.
Who are the Indians on the encomienda?
500
Columbus showed Europeans the way to the Americas.
How did Columbus's voyages impact the Americas?
500
This is a Spanish conquerer.
What is a conquistador?
500
This was Las Casa's point of view on Indians in the encomienda system.
What is wanting slavery to end?