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A system where encomenderos would offer protection and Catholicism for labor.
He was an encomenderos. In the Mid-1500s, he came to see his encomienda and saw the inhumane treatment and abuse the encomienda system promoted. He started petitioning the King of Spain to institute laws that would protect natives against abusive practices.
It put regulations on inhuman practices.  
About 91% of all of them died from diseases that were being brought over to the Americas from Europe.
It was a process of transferring plants, animals, diseases, and people between the Old and New Worlds.
He was given 3 ships (the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria) by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain. He arrived at the Bahamas on October 12, 1492. By 1494, he decided to “subjugate by force of arms” the Taino, Arawak, and Carib people. 
They married and merged Castile and Aragon unifying Spain and stopping the encroachment of the Moors (Reconquista). They also funded Christopher Columbus’s voyage to America.  
Spain went to the Pope because they were scared Portugal would try to take their territory. This treaty, in 1494, divided the world between Spain (having the western hemisphere) and Portugal (having land east however Portugal technically had Brazil). They didn’t ask the native people or anyone else in Europe for that matter.
The night Moctezuma drove Cortes from Tenochtitlan. 
In 1680, Pueblos revolt against attacks on their religion, killing priests and destroying Catholic missionaries. Spain lost control of Santa Fe and Mew Mexico for 50 years. 
It was a belief that the Spanish only killed, tortured, and stole in the Americas while doing nothing good. 
In other words, it is corn cultivation, (in 6,000 BCE) domesticated crops and animals, led to civilization, and ended nomadic lifestyle. It was majorly significant to South America. 
It was a practice of growing beans, corn, and squash together. It improved diet and also led to large populations. 
It was the 1st European nation to send explorers around the west coast of Africa. 
It taught people had to be constantly on defense against temptations. Europeans also wanted to share this with others around the world and became a major reason for exploration. 
The 3 main reasons many colonists wanted to come to the New World.
It allowed sailors to sail with or against wind and made it capable for Europeans to now sail south toward Africa. 
The bridge that got the earliest Americans between 11,000 and 35,000 years ago from Asia. It was created during the Ice Age. 
One of the causes of exploration, He was an Italian adventure who travelled to China, lived there 17 years and wrote a book that described the wealth and products of China.  
First European to see Pacific by crossing Panama in 1513 (claiming all land for Spain). 
An animal brought from Europe that changed the Indians way of life.   
Started in Spain in 1519 with 5 ships, led the 1st successful European circumnavigation of globe in 1522.
From 1513 to 1521, he explored Florida seeking gold and the “fountain of youth” but unfortunately didn’t find either of those. 
In 1509, he went to the Caribbean because of wealth and titles. In the 1520s, he failed to conquer the Inca Empire In 1533, he founded Peru. Eight years later, he was killed by a fellow conquistador named Diego de Almagro. 
From 1539 to 1542, helped with the Inca defeat and explored in Southeast U.S. seeking for gold. He discovered the Mississippi River. He mistreated the Indians and died of fever and wounds. His people threw his body in the Mississippi River. 
In 1519, he entered Aztec capital and discovered their rituals and wealth. He kidnapped Moctezuma, killed 100s of natives, but Spanish ended up running for their lives. He teamed up with other natives to defeat Aztecs. By 1521, he defeated the Aztecs. 
Person of mixed European and Indian ancestry. 
Their capital city was Tenochtitlan. They had a warrior culture and are well known for their rituals (human sacrifices). They lived in central Mexico. 
They were located in Peru and Andes Mountains. They built road networks, terrace farming, and quipu.  
They were located in Peru and Andes Mountains. They built road networks, terrace farming, and quipu.  

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