1. Spain Established a Large Empire in the Americas
Spain Builds an Empire
Spain Established a Large Empire in the Americas

2. Vocabulary and Key Terms
Conquistadores
Encomienda System
Plantations
Key Figures
Hernan Cortes
Moctezuma II
Francisco Pizarro
Bartolome de Las Cases

3. Montezuma’s Revenge
Spain Sends Conquistadors, Including Hernan Cortes to Conquer New Lands in America
Cortes Targets Moctezuma’s Aztec Empire due to the large amounts of Gold and Silver, and the potential for converting them to Christianity
Cortes Planned to use Superior weapons, and enemies of the Aztecs to conquer the empire
While welcomed at first, Cortez would Seize Tenochtitlan and kill Moctezuma and the other Aztecs

4. Pizarro WOrld
Francisco Pizarro would lead about 400 men to conquer the Incas near present day Chile
With Better Weapons, and Allies who were enemies of the Incas, Pizarro conquered the Incan Empire
In TWO conquests the Spanish would kill 75% of the Aztec and Incan through Battle and Disease

5. Hitting the open road
Spain began to settle their New Empire, New Spain, And limited settling to Spanish Christians
Spain created the Viceroyalties of Peru and New Spain to govern the new Lands
New Spain settled Pueblos(trading posts), Missions, and Presidios(military bases) to organize society
The Spanish later created “the Royal Road” to help connect New Spain

6. DE Explorers of De Day
Ponce de Leon conquered Present Day Puerto Rico and would discover the coast of Florida
Hernando de Soto explored lands including Florida, Georgia, The Carolinas, the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River

7. A Bad “Vaca” Tion
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca and Panfilo de Narvaez set out to explore the southwest but encountered Severe weather and Death
After being captured by, and escaping, the Native Americans they would return to Mexico
De Vaca would work for better treatment of the Native Americans, but his works would also inspire other explorers to head to North America
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado would explore New Mexico, Arizona, and the Grand Canyon then work his way through Texas Kansas and Oklahoma

8. Leaving a Better Life Behind
Peninsulares were rewarded for settling in the New Lands with the Encomienda System which would turn Native Americans into Slaves
Plantations, and Haciendas, would force the Native Americans to Work the Fields, Raise Livestock, and mine for gold
Catholic Missionaries would try to convert the Native Americans to Catholicism, but many would resist
Others, like Bartolome de Las Cases, would urge settlers to treat Native Americans more peacefully but those Laws were Mainly Ignored

9. What Letter of the Alphabet has the MOST water??
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