Conquest and Colonization Mr. Stikes
Conquest and Colonization Period marked by European expansion into the Americas, Africa and Asia
Conquistadors Conquistador: one that conquers; specifically a leader in the Spanish conquest of America and especially of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century (Merriam-Webster)
List of Conquistadors Francisco Pizarro – defeated Inca (1532) Hernán Cortés – defeated Aztec (1518-9) Vasco Núnez de Balboa – discovered Pacific Ocean (1513)
List of Conquistadors Pedro Menéndez de Avilés – Founded St. Augustine (1565) Juan Ponce de León – discovered Florida (1513) Hernando de Soto – explored the southeastern United States, first to see Mississippi R. (1539-1542)
European Colonization Spain Portugal France England Netherlands Sweden Denmark
Spanish Colonization Most of any nation Controlled from bottom of South America to present day California
Spanish Colonization Divided into Viceroyalties Each ruled by a viceroy List of Four Viceroyalties: Peru Rio de la Plata New Grenada New Spain
Portuguese Colonization Not major Today: Brazil
French Colonization Mainly export colonies Today: Canada United States (Mississippi River Valley) Haiti (Saint-Domingue) French Guiana
French Colonization Caribbean Islands Guadeloupe Martinique St. Croix St. Lucia St. Martin St. Bartholomey
English Colonization Concentrated in the northern hemisphere, with islands throughout the south Today: Canada United States Belize Guyana Falkland Islands
English Colonization Caribbean Islands St. Kitts and Nevis Barbados Antigua and Barbuda Montserrat Bahamas Anguilla Jamaica British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Turks and Caicos Islands Dominica St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Dutch Colonization Today: New York & New Jersey Suriname New Amsterdam Caribbean Islands St. Croix St. Martin St. Eustatius Curacao Aruba New Amsterdam Netherlands Antilles
Swedish Colonization New Sweden Delaware River valley
Danish Colonization Colonies of Denmark Today: Greenland U.S. Virgin Islands