1. Spain Builds an American Empire
Mr. C’s 7th grade social studies.

2. Main Idea-empire building
The Voyages of Christopher Columbus prompted the Spanish to establish colonies in The Americas

3. Why it matters now
Throughout the Americas, Spanish culture and language, and descendants are the legacy of this period.

4. Terms and names Christopher Columbus Colony Hernando Cortes
Conquistador

5. Terms and names...
Francisco Pizarro
Atahualpa
Mestizo
Encomienda

6. setting the stage
Competition for wealth in Asia among Europeans was fierce
Europeans searched of new routes to reach Asia
Columbus sailed west rather than east in search of a faster way.

7. Setting the stage
Instead he landed in the Americas bringing together the peoples of Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

8. The three G’s Glory- Conquistadors sought to expand the Empire.
Gold-Increase Spain’s wealth, by mining gold.
God- To spread Christianity. They forced natives to convert.

9. Spain builds and empire in the Americas
Three G's

10. The Voyages of Columbus
First encounters: Columbus landed in the “new world” on Oct
He had landed in the islands of the Bahamas. He claimed the land for Spain.

11. Voyages of Columbus
Other explorers take to the Sea: One of the most famous we Ferdinand Magellan of Portugal.
Magellan sailed around South America, made many discoveries.

12. Voyages of Columbus
Significance: He “discovered new lands” this lead to a massive rush for control of the new world by European powers.

13. Magellan’s Voyage .

14. Spanish Conquests in Mexico-Cortes
Cortes conquers the Aztecs:
With a force of 600 men-
Aztec Emperor Montezuma-Thought Cortes was a god and gave away gold to him.

15. Cortes Conquets
Killed many Aztec warriors while they were celebrating a religious festival.
Aztecs rebelled but were eventually defeated.

16. Guns Germs and Steel
The conquestadors had developed guns, and steel swords, but the deadliest weapon was their germs.
Aztecs had no immunity to european diseases millions were killed. (biological warfare)

17. Spainish Conquest of Peru
Fransisco Pzarro- conquistador..conqu ered Inca Empire. (200 men)
Atahualpa-Inca Emperor-30,000 men, but still lost.

18. Spainish Conquest of Peru
Atahalupa- offered to “fill a room with gold and twice with silver if they released him”
Spanish made him convert to Christianity-then they killed him.

19. death of halapuata
Convert and we will strangle you, don’t convert and we will burn you at the stake.

20. Spains Patter of conquest
Spain forced conquered peoples to adopt their ways...intermarried creating ethnic group called Mestizo’s
Encomienda- a system the spanish used to dominate the natives.

21. Spain’s Method of Conquest-Enconienda cont...
Natives farmed ranched and mined gold/silver...
Spanish promised to treat workers fairly. Did not always happen.

22. Spains Method of Conquest

23. Spain’s Influence Expands
Spain pushes north into what is now the United States.

24. Conquistadors Push into North America