Conquistadors

They were ____________and ruthless with the native people they encountered.

• violent

• pleasant

• generous

Conquistador is a spanish word that means.....

• crazy man

• soldier

• conqueror

Their missions were sponsored by ___________and ___________who were also hungry for money and power.

• peasants and nobles

• shipbuilders and blacksmiths

• Kings and Queens

Christopher ___________just arrived in the Americas. Opening the door for other Europeans to follow him.

• Reeves

• Walkin

• Columbus

The Conquistadors were able to defeat the native people because they had steel swords, ____________ and firearms.

• horses

• good lawyers

• large armies

Conquistadors were Spanish and Portuguese ______________who traveled to the Americas to colonize it.

• sailors

• religious people

• soldiers

The continent was rich in natural resources, especially precious metals like__________ and _________.

• silver and gold

• iron and aluminum

• copper and bronze

The conquistadors were followed by priests whose job it was to __________ the native people to Christianity.

• convert

• convince

• beg

The enslaved native people were forced to work on large plantations called_____________.

• farms

• grasslands

• encomienda's

The native people were ______________.

• recruited to become spanish citizens

• enslaved and made to work in mines.

• given jobs and encouraged to buy homes.