Chpt 3 The New World Flashcards
What group of people did Columbus’s men seize?
The Taino People
What did the Taino people pay to Columbus’s men
A tribute of gold
What did the Conquistadors bring to the Americas?
Superior weapons and horses
What diseases did Native Americans have no immunity to?
Smallpox, measles, and influenza
How much did the Native American population decline from disease?
90%
Where did Herman Cortes march to?
Tenochtitlan
Who translated and advised Cortes to ally with conquered tribes
Malinche
Who thought Cortes might be a god
Moctezuma
Why did the Spanish imprison Moctezuma?
To gain control of the Aztec people and riches
What did the Spanish do to the Aztec religion?
Scorn it
In what year did the Spanish attack Moctezuma/the Aztecs again?
1521
Who took over Peru
Pizarro
Who did Pizarro kill?
Atahualpa and thousands of Inca
Who was Pizarro killed by?
Ritual Spanish Faction
With American wealth what did Spain become?
Europe’s Greatest Power
How many Native Americans were conquered?
Millions
Who ruled colonies in the Spanish Empire?
Viceroys and Audiences
Who baptized Native Americans?
Missionaries
What system did the Conquistadors to force Native Americans to work in sugar plantations and silver mines?
Encomienda
Who reported the horrors of the encomienda system?
Bartholome de Las Casas
What did Native Americans become known as?
Peons
In 1542 what law did Spain pass?
The New Laws of the Indies (“Banned Slaves”)
What did settlers in Brazil cut and export
Brazilwood
What did Dutch, English, and French privateers attack?
Treasure ships
Who traveled inland along the St. Lawrence River to claim present-day Canada?
Jacque Cartier
What did Jaques Cartier name Canada?
New France