Spain builds an American empire

Hernando Cortes

Evidence of change

Critical thinking

Country or city conquered

Mexico and the Caribbean Islands.

Francisco Pizarro

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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

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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.