Chapter 2 Section 1: The American Colonies Emerge
Reasons the Spanish were able to conquer the Aztec with only a few soldiers
1. Superior military equipment 2. Natives had never seen horses 3. Though the Spanish were gods 4. Weakened by disease 5. Spanish made allies with other native groups
Ponce de Leon explored and claimed Florida.
1513
Aztec rebel
1520
Cortez counterattacked; destroyed Tenochtitlan Montezuma and his son/heir are dead. The Aztec Empire had fallen
1521
Coronado went searching for the seven cities of gold in the American Southwest. Later became colony of New Mexico with capital Santa Fe
1540
Fort at St.Augustine is built- First European settlement in present-day U.S.
1565
He claimed Florida for Spain
Juan Ponce de Leon
These people are of mixed Spanish-Indian ancestry
Mestizos
Aztec ruler of Mexico welcomed Cortes as his guest because he thought he was a god
Montezuma
Which present-day states did Coronado travel?
New Mexico, Mexico, Arizona, Texas
Spanish colony of ____ is established ____ as its capital
New Spain & Mexico City
Religious settlements run by Catholic priest and friars
Religion Missions
Which Spanish explorers traveled mainly by water?
Columbus, Cabrillo, Ponce de Leon, De Soto
These large communities were used by Spanish priest to impose the catholic faith and Spanish culture upon the Native American peoples.
Congregaciones
They came to Central and North American in search for gold.
Conquistadores
Which explorer reached as far as inland as present-day Kansas? About how many miles did he cover to reach central Kansas?
Coronado; 2000 miles
The routes of which two explorers began from present-day Cuba?
Cortes & De Soto
Which explorer crossed the Mississippi River?
De Soto
Land system where land grant were given to Spaniards
Encomienda
Which present-day states did De Soto travel?
Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama
-He led the Spanish explorers who conquered the Aztecs -He planned the colony of New Spain, naming its capital Mexico City
Hernando Cortes
Which Spanish explorer sailed around the coast of Florida?
Ponce de Leon
This Pueblo religious leader led a rebellion against the Spanish that drove them out of New Mexico for fourteen years.
Pope`
Lived among natives, but imposed their own ideas/language/laws etc.
Superior Culture
