Spain builds an American empire
Hernando Cortes
Evidence of change
Critical thinking
Country or city conquered
Mexico and the Caribbean Islands.
Francisco Pizarro
Evidence of change
Critical thinking
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He changed the culture.
The Spanish had better weapons, making Aztec arrows useless against their muskets and cannons. They also had native groups helping them using a translator named, Malinche to figure out some natives hated the Aztecs.
He created a new American Empire.
Cabral
Evidence of change
Critical thinking
Countries or cities conquered
At first they were free, then Cabral claimed Brazil.
Brazil
He claimed sugar.
Francisco Vasquez De Coronado
Pedro De Paralta
Countries or cities conquered
Evidence of change
Upper Rio Grande
They now have christianity.
Critical thinking
Countries or cities conquered
Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas
He found little gold so he assigned priests.
Pope
Country or city conquered.
Evidence of change.
Critical thinking
New Mexico
They risked their lives and were taken over again later.
They took back America from Spain.
Countries or cities conquered
The Incan Empire, Cuzco, The Maya and Guatemala
Because of the Encomienda.
Thesis statement Tanguy: I think that the age of exploration was worth it because, we discovered new lands, it taught us that slavery was wrong, and most of all, because it let us know a little more about our ancient world.
Thesis statement Nadim : I think the Age of exploration wasn't worth it because, it had no benefit for Spain, families were separated most of all because slavery took over America.