Chapter Introduction Section 1: Conquest in the Americas This chapter will cover the conquistadors taking over the Aztec and Incan empires, the establishment of European colonies in the Americas, the slave trade, and the effects of the Columbian Exchange. Section 1: Conquest in the Americas Section 2: Spanish and Portuguese Colonies in the Americas Section 3: Struggle for North America Section 4: The Atlantic Slave Trade Section 5: Effects of Global Contact

Conquest in the Americas Chapter 15: Section #1 Conquest in the Americas

As inferiors How did Spanish conquistadors treat the Taínos? Question #1: How did Spanish conquistadors treat the Taínos? As inferiors

Question #2: What impact did the Aztecs’ religious beliefs have on Cortés’s approach to Tenochtitlán? They believed that Cortés might be one of their gods, and therefore were more welcoming than they might have been otherwise.

The Inca civil war, Indian allies, superior weapons, and disease. Question #3: What factors encouraged Spanish success in Peru? The Inca civil war, Indian allies, superior weapons, and disease.

In what ways did Native Americans resist Europeans? Question #4: In what ways did Native Americans resist Europeans? The Maya and the Inca fought or rebelled for years. Indians throughout the Americas resisted the Spanish by preserving aspects of their own cultures.

Chapter 15: Section #2 Spanish and Portuguese Colonies in the America Please double check these objectives as I grabbed them using the Select tool and there may be one missing.

What was the encomienda system? Question #1: What was the encomienda system? A system in which the Spanish had the right to demand labor from Native Americans. Please double check these objectives as I grabbed them using the Select tool and there may be one missing.

What was the role of the Church in colonial education? Question #2: What was the role of the Church in colonial education? The Church fostered the creation of universities in the colonies to provide for the education of priests. Please double check these objectives as I grabbed them using the Select tool and there may be one missing.

What was Brazil’s economy based on? Question #3: What was Brazil’s economy based on? The cutting and exportation of brazilwood, plantation agriculture, and cattle ranching. Please double check these objectives as I grabbed them using the Select tool and there may be one missing.

Struggle for North America Chapter 15: Section #3 Struggle for North America

Question #1: Why did French settlers abandon farming in favor of fur trapping and trading? They found farming difficult in the cold climate and much less profitable than trapping and trading.

For what reasons were the English colonies established? Question #2: For what reasons were the English colonies established? As commercial ventures for profit, or as havens from persecution.

Why was the French and Indian War fought? Question #3: Why was the French and Indian War fought? It was fought to determine which country— France or Britain—would have dominance over North America.

The Atlantic Slave Trade Chapter 15: Section #4 The Atlantic Slave Trade

How did triangular trade affect colonial economies? Question #1: How did triangular trade affect colonial economies? The triangular trade was immensely profitable to merchants and to industries such as shipbuilding, fishing, tobacco growing, and sugar cane growing and processing. Please double check these objectives as I grabbed them using the Select tool and there may be one missing.

How did enslaved Africans resist captivity? Question #2: How did enslaved Africans resist captivity? By trying to escape, by overcoming their captors, or by killing themselves. Please double check these objectives as I grabbed them using the Select tool and there may be one missing.

How did the slave trade affect Africans? Question #3: How did the slave trade affect Africans? Millions of Africans were enslaved and killed, destroying lives and disrupting societies. Please double check these objectives as I grabbed them using the Select tool and there may be one missing.

Effects of Global Contact Chapter 15: Section #5 Effects of Global Contact

Why did the global population explode? Question #1: Why did the global population explode? The Columbian Exchange made more nutritious foods available to people around the world, spurring population growth. Please double check these objectives as I grabbed them using the Select tool and there may be one missing.

How did the “putting-out” system work? Question #2: How did the “putting-out” system work? Merchants gave raw materials to a cottager to make into a product. Merchants then bought and sold the finished product for a profit. Please double check these objectives as I grabbed them using the Select tool and there may be one missing.

How did economic changes affect different Europeans? Question #3: How did economic changes affect different Europeans? Merchants gained wealth, and the middle class prospered. Nobles did poorly, as the land they owned brought fewer benefits. Peasants either felt little change or suffered, falling into poverty. Please double check these objectives as I grabbed them using the Select tool and there may be one missing.