Tuesday

 Today we are going to look at Spain's Empire in the Americas - on page 36.

Big Idea: Through the 1500s and 1600s, the Spanish conquered Central and portions of North America.

 

Questions:

 

1)        Why was Hernando Cortez important?

2)        Why – exactly – were the Spanish able to conqueror the Aztecs?

3)        What was the encomienda system?

4)        What is the oldest European-founded city in the U.S.? Who founded it? Why?

5)        What exactly was Pope’s rebellion? Who and what were they rebelling against?

6)        List three main ideas about the Spaniards’ exploration and settlement north of Mexico and their interaction with Native Americans there.

7)        What can you infer from the fact that approximately 17,000 Native Americans from all over New Mexico took part in Pope’s rebellion?