1. The European
Conquest
of the Americas

2. Christopher Columbus n [1451-1506]

3. Columbus’ Four Voyages

4. Ferdinand Magellan & the First Circumnavigation of the World: Early 16c

5. European Explorations Looking for “El Dorado”

6. The First Spanish Conquests: The Aztecs
vs.
Fernando Cortes
Montezuma II

7. The Death of Montezuma II

8. Mexico Surrenders to Cortes

9. The First Spanish Conquests: The Incas
vs.
Francisco Pizarro
Atahualpa

10. Why would the 'Columbian Exchange' be considered the tsunami of
unintentional
"bio-terrorism"??
Docs. 1- 4

11. The “Columbian Exchange”
Squash
Avocado
Peppers
Sweet Potatoes
Turkey
Pumpkin
Tobacco
Quinine
Cocoa
Pineapple
Cassava
POTATO
Peanut
TOMATO
Vanilla
MAIZE
Syphilis
Trinkets
Liquor
GUNS
Olive
COFFEE BEAN
Banana
Rice
Onion
Turnip
Honeybee
Barley
Grape
Peach
SUGAR CANE
Oats
Citrus Fruits
Pear
Wheat
HORSE
Cattle
Sheep
Pigs
Smallpox
Flu
Typhus
Measles
Malaria
Diptheria
Whooping Cough

12. Cycle of Conquest & Colonization Official European Colony!
Explorers
Conquistadores
Official European Colony!
Missionaries
Permanent Settlers

13. Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

14. Slave Ship

15. “Coffin” Position Below Deck

16. African Captives Thrown Overboard

17. Slaves Working in a Brazilian Sugar Mill

18. Mercantilism
The economy and trade are essential to the health and safety of the nation.
Get as much gold and silver as you can.
Establish a favorable balance of trade.
Get colonies.

19. Treasures from the Americas!

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

21. The Influence of the Colonial Catholic Church Guadalajara Cathedral
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Guadalajara Cathedral
Spanish Mission

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

23. Father Bartolomé de Las Casas
New Laws --> 1542

24. European Empires in the Americas