Chp. 20 Test

Christopher Columbus set sail on August 3rd _______(date) from a Spanish port with 3 ships the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria. 

Columbus and his crew landed ashore on Oct. 12, 1492.  They thought they had reached the East Indies, but really they were on an island in the ___________________.  

Columbus mistakenly called the Natives that lived in the "new world" _____________ which translates to Indians. 

 Columbus claimed this land for Spain and called it _____ __________ which translates to “Holy Savior”

Columbus returned to Spain and told the monarchs what he had discovered, they were delighted and financed 3 more trips.  Columbus was no longer an explorer but an __________ builder, he commanded 17 ships, 1,000 soldiers and colonists.

In 1519 a Spaniard named _________ __________ landed in Mexico.  The Spanish had already claimed all the islands in the Bahamas thanks to Columbus and now they turned their attention to the American mainland.

Cortes and his men, who were called ___________________, carved out colonies in what would become Mexico, South America, and the United States.

The ________________ were the first of the Europeans to settle in the Americas.

After landing in Mexico, Cortes learned of a vast and wealthy empire, the __________.

Cortes had only 600 conquistadors with him, when they reached the Aztec capital of _______________, the Aztec emperor Montezuma II was convinced that Cortes was  a god wearing armor.