spain explores
who was the main leader
Hernan Cortes
What are the 3 Gs
God, gold, and glory
what were two main resource in the Columbian exchange.
Crops and animales
What was the Northwest passage
It was a short cut
What made the Native population drop
Deases from Europe
Who were the conquistadors
Spains leaders of their soldiers
Where was Columbus trying to go
He was trying to get to Asia
Where did La Salle men land and build Fort St Louis
Matagorda Bay, TX
Where and when did La Salle set sail from
From France in 1684
How many times did Columbus make this expedition
4 times
what was the 2 main goals the conquistadors made
to convert the natives to catholic and to gain wealth and glory Spain.
Where did Columbus first land
He landed on a Island on the bahamas
How were the Aztecs a modern civilization
Had their own laws, system of court, system of trading, and military
What did the La Salles men do to him in 1687
They murdered him
How was the Columbian Exchange named by
Trading resources back and forth across the atlantic ocean.
what parts of the New world were not ruled by Spain.
East side of america and Brazil
Why were the king and queen so happy when columbus came back
He had found gold
what was Alonso Alvarez de Pineda route on his journey
He started from the tip of Florida along the coast to Mexico
What did they name the land surrounding the mississippi
they called it Louisiana
what did Columbus return with
Gold and Native Americans
where did Hernan Cortes first land and which empire did the go for.
Present day Mexico and The Aztec empire.
What were the queen and king racing to gain before anyone else.
Territory
Why was Tenochtitlan so appealing to Cortes
They had great quanities of gold, silver, and jewlery
What was the issue with La Salles claim to part of Texas
It was also claimed by Spain
why was Europe always trying to find a new trade route to Asia
It would increase wealth for their kingdoms.