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Christopher Columbus [1451- 1506]
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Columbus’ Four Voyages
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Ferdinand Magellan & the First Circumnavigation of the World: Early 16c
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European Explorations Looking for “El Dorado”
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Fernando Cortes The First Spanish Conquests: The Aztecs Montezuma II vs.vs.
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The Death of Montezuma II
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Mexico Surrenders to Cortés
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Francisco Pizarro The First Spanish Conquests: The Incas AtahualpaAtahualpa vs.vs.
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The “Columbian Exchange” Squash Avocado Peppers Sweet Potatoes Turkey Pumpkin Tobacco Quinine Cocoa Pineapple Cassava POTATO Peanut TOMATO Vanilla MAIZE Syphilis 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 Trinkets Liquor GUNS
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Cycle of Conquest & Colonization Explorers Conquistadores Missionaries Permanent Settlers Official European Colony!
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Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
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Slave Ship
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“Coffin” Position Below Deck
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African Captives Thrown Overboard
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Slaves Working in a Brazilian Sugar Mill
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MercantilismMercantilism The economy and trade are essential to the health and safety of the nation. 1.Get as much gold and silver as you can. 2.Establish a favorable balance of trade. 3.Get colonies.
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Treasures from the Americas!
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The Colonial Class System PeninsularesPeninsulares CreolesCreoles MestizosMestizosMulattosMulattos Native Indians Black Slaves
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The Influence of the Colonial Catholic Church Guadalajara Cathedral Guadalajara Cathedral Our Lady of Guadalupe Our Lady of Guadalupe Spanish Mission Spanish Mission
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European Empires in the Americas
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