EUROPE GOES TO THE AMERICAS

Lands of the Aztecs

HERNANDO CORTES & AZTECS

• MEXICO!!!• Spain first to colonize the Americas• Conquistadors follow for gold and silver

Cortes and 600 men reach Aztec capital of TENOCHTITLAN…Montezuma thinks they are GODS…share the gold!

The Aztecs WereFierce Warriors

Aztecs Sacrifice Neighboring Tribes to the Sun God

Heart Sacrificeon an Aztec Temple

Pyramid

Wall of Skulls, Tenochtitlan

BUT…. CORTEZ not satisfied

“disease of the heart that only gold can cure”

AZTECS FIGHT BACK….NO MATCH!!!1. European weapons superior2. Malinche helps them3. Disease kills off thousands

Aztec Gold

FRANCISCO PIZZARO & INCA

• Pizarro goes to PERU and kidnaps ATAHUALPA

Lands of the Incas

Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu

• Ransom – 1 room of gold, 2 silver

• THE INCANS BRING BACK 24 TONS OF GOLD and SILVER

• THE SPANISH KILLS THE LEADER ANYWAY!!!!

Inca Gold & Silver

The Colonial Class System

The Colonial Class System

PeninsularesSpanish settled to

Americas CreolesSpanish born in

Americas

Mestizos

Mixed Spanish &

Native American

Mulattos

Mixed Spanish & African American

Native IndiansEncomienda System – forced

labor

Black Slaves

English come to North America

• Jamestown is the first colony – disaster!• PURITANS to Plymouth –religious freedom!• British and French fight!

– French and Indian War (7 Years War)– Who wins?

Natives lose the most…

“Black” Gold for Sale!“Black” Gold for Sale!

African Captives in YokesAfrican Captives in Yokes

Slave Ship PlanSlave Ship Plan

“COFFIN POSITION” BELOW DECK

Onboard the Slave ShipOnboard the Slave Ship

African CaptivesThrown OverboardAfrican Captives

Thrown Overboard

Sharks followed the slave ships!

The Triangle TradeThe Triangle Trade

The “Columbian Exchange”

The “Columbian Exchange” Squash Avocado Peppers Sweet

Potatoes

Turkey Pumpkin Tobacco Quinine

Cocoa Pineapple

Cassava POTATO

Peanut TOMATO Vanilla MAIZE

Syphilis

Olive COFFEE BEAN Banana Rice

Onion Turnip Honeybee Barley

Grape Peach SUGAR CANE

Oats

Citrus Fruits Pear Wheat HORSE

Cattle Sheep Pigs Smallpox

Flu Typhus Measles Malaria

Diptheria Whooping Cough

Trinkets

Liquor

GUNS

Notice of a Slave AuctionNotice of a Slave Auction

Slave Master BrandsSlave Master Brands

Slave With Iron MuzzleSlave With Iron Muzzle

Whipped Slave, early 19cWhipped Slave, early 19c

Abolitionist Symbol, 19cAbolitionist Symbol, 19c