European Colonization

The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed in 1494...

• put an end to the war between Portugal and Turkey.

• established a line between territories controlled by Portugal and those controlled by Spain.

• ended the violence between Portuguese and Muslim traders.

• made Portuguese the official language of the Americas.

Which three continents were connected by triangular trade? Pick 3

• North/South America

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

The Treaty of Tordesillas gave Spain...

• Most of the Americas

• the Coast of Africa

• India and China

What Spanish explorer conquered Mexico for Spain? 

• Vasco de Gama

• Hernan Cortes 

• Bartalimul Dias

• Christopher Columbus

What great native american civilization was centered at present-day Mexico City?

• Olmec

• Aztec

• Inca

• Maya

 What was the name of the Spanish group that first came to the “New World” and conquered it?

• Conquistadors

• Delta Force

• Navy Seals

• El Liberators

Who ruled over most of Central and South America by 1550?

• Spain

• England

• Portugal

• France

Much of South America is currently made up of Mestizo which are...

• People who were a mix of European settlers and Native Americans.

• European settlers who were born in Europe.

• European settlers who were born in the Colonies

Which of these were in the new social class of South America?

• Peninsulares

• Creoles

• Mestizo and Mulattoes

• All of the above

What was the system that led to the decline in the Native American population called?

- Natives were worked to death by spanish settlers.

- in return for work, natives were given protection and education.

• The Columbian Exchange

• The Encomienda system

• The Atlantic slave trade.