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Colonies in the Americas

Colonies in the Americas

Spanish Colonies • Spanish land was divided into four provinces • Spain wanted to

Spanish Colonies • Spanish land was divided into four provinces • Spain wanted to maintain strict control over provinces – Council of Indies • Set up to pass laws for the colonies

Spanish Colonies • Viceroys – Appointed representatives who ruled in the name of the

Spanish Colonies • Viceroys – Appointed representatives who ruled in the name of the king • Advisory councils helped viceroys

Spanish Colonies • Spread Christianity – Just as important as gaining land • Worked

Spanish Colonies • Spread Christianity – Just as important as gaining land • Worked with Catholic Church – Missionaries built – Church leaders gained power

Spanish Colonies • Controlling trade – Silver and gold – Sugar • Grown on

Spanish Colonies • Controlling trade – Silver and gold – Sugar • Grown on plantations • Required a lot of workers

Spanish Colonies • Encomienda System – The right to demand labor or tribute from

Spanish Colonies • Encomienda System – The right to demand labor or tribute from Native Americans – Forced labor – Brutal conditions – Native American population drastically declined

Spanish Colonies • Bartolome de Las Casas – Against encomienda system – Pleaded with

Spanish Colonies • Bartolome de Las Casas – Against encomienda system – Pleaded with the king to end abuse • New laws of the Indies – Forbade enslavement and abuse of Native Americans

Spanish Colonies • Spain was too far away to enforce laws • Many Native

Spanish Colonies • Spain was too far away to enforce laws • Many Native Americans were forced to become peons – Forced labor in order to pay off a debt – Debt became so big they would never be able to pay it off

Spanish Colonies • Because Native Americans were dieing, there was a labor shortage •

Spanish Colonies • Because Native Americans were dieing, there was a labor shortage • Las Casas urged King to go to Africa for new labor – Immune to disease – Had skills in farming, mining, and metalworking • Las Casas later regretted this suggestion

Spanish Colonies • Spain went to Africa to get workers – Imported millions of

Spanish Colonies • Spain went to Africa to get workers – Imported millions of Africans – Worked various jobs

Cultural Blending • Mix of diverse races made new social structure – All cultures

Cultural Blending • Mix of diverse races made new social structure – All cultures blended together – Americas- Buildings, food, canoes – Africans- Farming methods, cooking styles, crops – Europeans- Religion, animals

Cultural Blending • New social class system • Peninsulares- top of class – Born

Cultural Blending • New social class system • Peninsulares- top of class – Born in Spain • Creoles- middle class – Spanish born in America

Cultural Blending • Mestizos and Mulattoes – Lower Class – Mestizoes- Native American and

Cultural Blending • Mestizos and Mulattoes – Lower Class – Mestizoes- Native American and European descent – Mulattoes- African and European descent • Lowest class consisted of Native Americans and Africans

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