Spain Claims an EmpireSpain Claimed a LARGE empire in the Americas

Vocabulary and Key PeopleVocabularyTreaty of

TordesillasMercantilismConquistador

Key FiguresHernando CortesMontezumaFrancisco Pizzaro

Trick or Treaty The Line of Demarcation is Changed by

the Treaty of Tordesillas

With Increased Expeditions Europe looked to: Spread Christianity Expand their Empires Become Rich

Countries would use Mercantilism to gain Wealth, Raw Materials, and Trade Markets

Mercantilism Increase Country's wealth by

creating a FAVORABLE BALANCE OF TRADE

Countries must EXPORT more than they IMPORT

You can also take over lands to increase wealth and Profit

Around the world in ??? Days** Amerigo Vespucci tries to find Sea Route

to Asia and Provides details about the New World

Vasco Nunez de Balboa Finds way from Atlantic to Pacific Ocean through Panama

Ferdinand Magellan Led an Expedition that made it Around the World

Montezuma Conquistadors explored, and

conquered, the Americas

Hernando Cortes led the move to conquer the Aztec Empire

Forming alliances with enemies of the Aztecs, Cortes marched toward the Aztec Capital and their leader Montezuma

Revenge Cortes and Montezuma saw a friendly

relationship fall into fierce battles

After being pushed out of the Aztec empire Spain regrouped and marched toward Tenochtitlan

Spain would conquer the Aztec empire with the help of an invisible Weapon…Disease

Little Spanish Fleets Francisco Pizarro Conquered the

Powerful Inca Empire for Spain

Spanish Success in North America was cause by: The Spread of European Diseases Superior Sailors, Soldiers, and Weapons Alliances with North American Enemies

of Aztecs and Incas

Gold Rush Spain Sets out to Find “Cities of Gold”

Spain would explore the Southwest, Southeast, and California looking for the City of Gold

While Spain explored North America, the rest of Europe would start expeditions to America

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