1. Ch. 2 Sec 1 Spanish Explorers and the Colonies

2. Class Objectives SWBAT
Explore how the Spanish built an empire in the Americas
Analyze why the Spanish pushed for settlement in regions of North America
Assess how the Native Americans resisted the Spanish
Predict the relationship between the Native Americans and the Spanish

3. List as many places, things, or items that you know that have “Spanish” sounding names.

4. Setting the Scene Colony of St. Augustine
Founded in 1565 by a Spanish sailor Pedro Menendez de Aviles
Colony- an area settled by immigrants who continue to be ruled by their parent company.

5. Elements of Europe's Colonization of America
Competition among European powers for land in the Americas was violent
Europeans were motivated by a desire for:
wealth and power
Religious freedom/growth
Native Americans drawn into conflicts b/t Europeans

6. Building a Spanish Empire
Spain’s Major Explorers
Juan Ponce de Leon
Hidalgo- Spanish gentleman
Explored and named Florida in 1513

7. Spain’s Major Explorers con’t
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Traveled to the Isthmus of Panama
Isthmus- a narrow strip of land that joins two larger pieces of land- North and South America
“Discovered” the Pacific Ocean from the American continent

8. Spain’s Major Explorers con’t
Ferdinand Magellan
First to cross the “south seas” starting from the Americas

9. Spanish Pattern of Conquest
Conquistadors- Spanish conquerors of the Americas.
“God, gold, and glory”- goal was to spread Christianity, find gold, and win fame for their adventures
Hernan Cortes- “I and my companions suffer from a disease of the heart which can be cured only by gold”
Landed in current day Mexico City
 joined forces with native tribes attacked the city of the Aztecs
 Cortes in control

10. Controlling the Spanish Empire
Settlements in
Mexico, Central America, South America, and islands on the Caribbean
Economic trade made Spain wealthy
Enslaved Native Americans and Africans
Encomienda System- Native Americans were forced to farm, ranch, and mine for the profit of the Spanish.
Spanish and Natives began to procreate
Mestizo- people of mixed descent

11. The Spanish Push North pgs 39-40
Pg 39- Pick one explorer under the section Spanish Push North.
Pg 40- Pick one fort and describe either a pro (positive quality) or con (negative quality) for that fort.
You will be responsible for teaching your classmates about these explorers and forts.
Include how they were significant to Spanish command.