Ch. 15.3 Spanish & Dutch Colonies SWBAT describe how the Spanish & Dutch ruled their colonial Empires Bell Work: Describe the Columbian Exchange Cornell Notes Daily Quiz (15.3) Spanish Colonial Notes Spanish Article (1-5) Crash Course- Spanish Empire

The Treaty of Tordesillas, 1494 & The Pope’s Line of Demarcation

European Empires in the Americas

Spanish Colonial Empire Conquest: In the Americas Ponce de Leon-Florida Vasco de Balboa-Panama to Pacific Cortes-Montezuma’s Aztec empire in Mexico Pizarro- over ran the Inca empire in Peru Coronado-Southwest U.S. to Kansas Purpose: mineral resources –silver and gold mines. Agriculture & trade secondary

The Colonial Class System Peninsulares Creoles Mestizos Mulattos Native Indians Black Slaves

Administration of the Spanish Empire in the New World Encomienda or forced labor. Council of the Indies. Viceroy. New Spain and Peru. Papal agreement.

Growth of the Spanish Empire Focus of Spanish Colonies: Conquest Minerals Slaves viceroys Charles V’s election as Holy Roman Emperor added more to Spain’s Power & Problem’s: Increased government responsibility. Decreased government efficiency. Drained Spanish resources Results (Decline):

New Colonial Rivals Portugal lacked the numbers and wealth to dominate trade in the Indian Ocean. Spain in Asia  consolidated its holdings in the Philippines. First English expedition to the Indies in 1591. Surat in NW India in 1608. Dutch arrive in India in 1595.

New Colonial Rivals

5. New Patterns of World Trade

The Dutch Empire Unhappy with Spanish Rule (Philip II) Calvinists: Religious Toleration Colonial self rule Colonies were financial centers that focused on international trading. Trading Companies Rebellious

Impact of European Expansion Native populations ravaged by disease. Influx of gold, and especially silver, into Europe created an inflationary economic climate. [“Price Revolution”] New products introduced across the continents [“Columbian Exchange”]. Deepened colonial rivalries.