History Ch. 2 Flashcards
Spain setup…in the Americas
colonies
Hernando Cortez came to conquer the Aztecs in…
1519
The Conquistadors were victorious over the Native Americans because:
they had Horses, Technology, and the NA Tribes were not all together
The other Spaniards wanted to search the Americas because…
rumors of gold
Pizarro meets with:
Mr. A
Pizarro took Mr A hostage and defeated the Incas in…
1533
Pizarro finds the city of:
Luma
Juan Ponce de Leon was a conquistador who founded…
La Florida and he was the 1st conquistador to set foot on da US
Bartolome de Las Casas:
a priest who disliked how the Spaniards treated the NAs
Peninsulares:
Govt jobs; wealthy people
Creoles:
merchants born in NA
Mestizos:
mixed heritage farmers
Mulattoes:
Spanish/African heritage
Order of Social Hierarchy:
- ) Peninsulares
- ) Creoles
- ) Mestizos
- ) Mulattoes
Spain had religious…
conflicts
King Henry VIII:
Married Catherine of Aragon and wanted a male heir
1533:
Henry VIII sets up a Protestant Church
England and Spain dislike each other’s religion and forms ____ between the two
tension
mercantilism:
how colonies existed to make the home country powerful and wealthy
3 G’s:
Glory, God, and Gold
Juan Ponce de Leon was the first Spanish Conquistador to step on present-day…
United States
_____ took 100 tons of gold from the Aztecs
Cortes
Who is NOT a conquistador:
De Las Casas De Soto
Ponce de Leon Balboa
De Las Casas
encomiendas:
how Spanish settlers were allowed to use Native Americans as slaves
King Henry helps establish:
Anglican Church
