The American Colonies Emerge Chapter 2 Thanks Cortes

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The American Colonies Emerge Chapter 2

The American Colonies Emerge Chapter 2

Thanks, Cortes… • Conquistadors: explorers • Hernando Cortes-Spanish Explorer • Landed in Mexico, in

Thanks, Cortes… • Conquistadors: explorers • Hernando Cortes-Spanish Explorer • Landed in Mexico, in the Aztec Empire. • Convinced the Nahua Indians to join him • Tenochtitlan: Capital of the Aztec civilization. • The Spanish eventually were the downfall of the Aztec • Disease • Superior Weapons • Death of Montezuma

Mexico City • Cortes burned Tenochtitlan to the ground and claimed it for Spain

Mexico City • Cortes burned Tenochtitlan to the ground and claimed it for Spain • He named the new capital Mexico City. • Within three years churches, homes, and a university had been formed there. • Mestizo: Spanish and Native children • Encomienda: Natives farmed, ranched, or labored for Spanish landlords, who had received the rights for their labor from Spanish authorities.

Spanish Exploration • Juan Ponce de Leon: Spanish Explorer • Florida • Francisco Vasquez

Spanish Exploration • Juan Ponce de Leon: Spanish Explorer • Florida • Francisco Vasquez de Coronado: Spanish Explorer • New Mexico, Arizona, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas • Pope’s Rebellion

Jamestown • Joint-stock companies: allowed several companies to pool their wealth in support of

Jamestown • Joint-stock companies: allowed several companies to pool their wealth in support of a colony that would, hopefully, yield a profit. Once they got a charter they were responsible for maintaining the colony and entitled to all of the profit the colony might yield. • England wanted to explore Virginia for gold and silver.

The Virginia Company • 3 boats and 150 passengers: • Susan Constant, Discovery, and

The Virginia Company • 3 boats and 150 passengers: • Susan Constant, Discovery, and Godspeed • Jamestown was established in 1607 • John Smith: English Explorer • John Smith warned of disaster, but few took the arrogant captain seriously.

Jamestown • In 1609, 600 new colonists arrived in Jamestown. • Starving Time •

Jamestown • In 1609, 600 new colonists arrived in Jamestown. • Starving Time • Tobacco- “Brown Gold” • Slave Trade Begins • Headright system: Anyone who paid for their own passage or someone else’s passage to Virginia received 50 acres of land. • Indentured Servants: in exchange for a free trip to the New World the servant agreed to a term of servitude to pay off their debt.

Native Americans • Pocahontas • Virginia Company goes bankrupt • Royal Colony: one under

Native Americans • Pocahontas • Virginia Company goes bankrupt • Royal Colony: one under the Kings control

Bacon’s Rebellion • Nathaniel Bacon

Bacon’s Rebellion • Nathaniel Bacon

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