First of all the Native American population decreased because of slavery and illnesses a ninety percent. This was a huge change in the population of America. Slavery was a big point‚ in changes. First of all the Conquistadores started using the Encomienda system ‚ which its original purposed served spreading Christianity by teaching all the Indians‚ bit at the end all that it was disguised slavery. Bartolome de las Casas went to American so he could help the spread of Christianity‚ and believed that
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During the Age of European expansion‚ Spain stumbled onto its overseas empire; which just so happen to be very massive and have a lot of prosperity. Columbus was supported by Isabella‚ the queen of Castile. In 1492‚ he landed on a Caribbean island that he named Española‚ or also known as Little Spain. Even later‚ Columbus believed the West Indies were part of the East. The Spanish and Portuguese were not first outsiders to arrive‚ but were the first with guns‚ sails‚ horses‚ and religion. This helped
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differences that contributre in the devolopement of Spanish and English colonial Socities. One important difference between their goals was settlement. The Spanish spent a lot more conquring land and using the Native Americans as slaves through encomienda system. England’s focus was on estbalishing settlements and forcing the Native Americans out of the land they conqured. Spain used Native Americans slave labor. England colonize North America. English colonies were first established by the Puritans
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Early Native Peoples of America •Anasazi – They were a cultural group of people during the Pueblo I and II Eras. During their time‚ corn was introduced to society‚ and the ideas of nomadic hunters and gatherers were present. Their crafts and houses still stand today‚ which plays an important role in the advancement of architecture and craftsmanship. •Aztecs – The Aztecs were a native group centered in Mexico‚ and thrived between the 14th and 16th centuries. They had a huge impact on modern day
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Columbus thought the world was much smaller than it was in reality. 7. Amerigo Vespucci helped popularize the idea that the Americas were new continents. 8. What European explorer gave the Pacific Ocean its name? Ferdinand Magellan 9. Encomienda was the right to exact tribute and labor from natives. 10. The first permanent Spanish settlement in what is now the United States was St. Augustine. 11. In what way did sixteenth-century Europeans benefit from trade between the Americas
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“The Kalinagos and Tianos are alive and well in the Caribbean.” Discuss. The Amerindians were one of the first set of people to populate the Eastern Caribbean and they established many civilizations. The Amerindian people were made up of two unique and distinctive groups; the Arawaks‚ which were also known as Taino‚ who populated the Greater Antilles and the Caribs‚ which were also known as Kalinagos‚ who resided in the Lesser Antilles. In this day and age‚ there is no existence of the great civilizations
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although the Spanish did make some minute changes to the system. Hernán Cortés‚ when asked‚ denied King Charles V of Spain authority to form an Aztec government similar to that of Spain. Instead‚ Cortés allowed the Aztecs to continue with their encomienda government system‚ as it was based on tribute towards the nobles. Now that Cortés was considered a noble‚ he took complete advantage of the
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Social classes fits into the thematic learning objective Development and Transformation of Social Structures (SOC) because all areas of the world in 1450-1750 were functioning under some kind of social or economic class. In the west‚ there were more opportunities for jobs. Southern and Eastern Asia also saw a continuation in the Caste System and the scholarly dominance. Social hierarchies and identities changed The Spanish conquest of the New World and establishment of profitable colonies led to
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like new crop of tobacco and sugar can. As a result the Spanish come to American to invest in the new world to support their plantations and production growth they need a labor forces. That’s how the labor system in new world started out with the encomienda system was created by the Spanish to Christianized the natives in exchange of the Native Americans becoming their labor force. This eventually leads to triangular trade which drastically impacts the North American colonies from 1600-1763 resulting
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* On February 17‚ 1590‚ during the Spanish era‚ San Juan was established as an encomienda for Franciscan missionaries. * It was formerly known as San Juan del Monte‚ its name was derived from its patron saint‚ San Juan de Bautista‚ and del Monte after its hilly landscape. * San Juan was formerly part of Manila’s Sta. Ana de Sapa. * The town was burned by rebels during the Chinese uprising of 1639. * In 1793‚ it was separated from Sta. Ana de Sapa and made into a
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