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Today’s LEQ: Why did Europeans violently conquer the native people where they colonized?
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Spain Builds and Empire They conquered two of the greatest native empires of the Americas, the Aztecs and the Incas
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Encomienda System Established in the Caribbean A colonist was given land and a Native American labor force. The colonist then Christianized the natives.
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Encomienda System Fails Natives were overworked and often mistreated. Europeans brought smallpox, tuberculosis and measles and the natives had no resistance and millions died
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Hernan Cortes Conquistador who attacked Moctezuma II Moctezuma was dislike by the people he had conquered Cortes befriended Moctezuma’s enemies
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Tenochtitlan
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INFER – What do you think is happening in this painting?
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The Conquest of Peru Pizarro, having heard about the wealth of the Incan Empire, led an expedition to Peru. Smallpox had killed many even before Pizarro’s arrival.
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Atahualpa New leader Previous ruler had died of smallpox
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Huayana Capac The last undisputed Incan Huascar was his son Atahualpa was his Huascar’s half brother
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PREDICT: What event is taking place? Where is the evidence that proves your answer to be correct?
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The Spaniards Kill Atahualpa Atahualpa gave Pizarro a huge fortune in silver and gold, but the Spaniards still killed him and headed to Cuzco.
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Cuzco, Peru – present day
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Life in the Spanish Empire Spain gained control of Peru and Mexico. The Spanish King chose officials called viceroys to rule over American holdings. Bartolome de Las Casas was a vocal reformer who defended the plight of the native Americans.
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Primary Source Analysis The Treatment of Native Americans Please record answers in your notes. ANALYZE: According to Las Casas, how have the Spanish mistreated Native Americans? INFER: For what audience do you think Las Casas was writing? What evidence supports your response? ***Refer to page 80 in your textbook. ***
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The Portuguese in Brazil Limited by the Treaty of Tordesillas – 1494 East = Portugal. Brazil’s jungles made mining and farming difficult.
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Portuguese Settle in the 1530s Established huge farming estates Used Native American labor and African slaves as farm workers
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French, Dutch, and English Colonies Leaders in France, England and the Netherlands decided that they too needed to establish colonies in the Americas. Gold? Glory? God?
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New France No gold No silver Fish, furs, and forests!! Fox, lynx, otter and beaver furs sold for high prices in Europe. French moved in small groups What does this next image suggest about life in the French colonies?
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Native Hunters Were the Main Source for French Furs
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Rene Robert La Salle Canoed down the entire Mississippi River, trying to get to Asia via the Pacific Ocean Lousiana – La Salle named it after King Louis XIV
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The Dutch of New Netherland New Netherland was settled along the Hudson River Founded New Amsterdam which is what present day city? Dutch focused on sugar in the Caribbean and spices from southeast Asia much more than New Amsterdam
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English Colonies Jamestown, VA ~ 1607 Hoped to find gold, silver and a route to the Pacific Instead they found marshy ground and impure water 1620 ~ Pilgrims English viewed Native Americans with distrust and anger
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British-French Conflict French and English settlers clashed in the upper Ohio River valley English named the French and Indian War Native Americans fought on both sides
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1700 1763
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English Claim Victory War had been costly English king tried to make his American colonists pay the cost of the war. Resentment among the colonists begins to simmer.
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3-2-1 List and define three vocabulary terms that you learned today Name two explorers and the groups they conquered. Name the one most valuable resource found in France’s colonies.
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