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European Background

European Background. Renaissance—1300-1600 Europeans become more worldly, have better technology, and demand for luxury goods increases. 1492. Columbus discovers America! Reconquista is complete. Conquistadors.

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European Background

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  1. European Background Renaissance—1300-1600 Europeans become more worldly, have better technology, and demand for luxury goods increases.

  2. 1492 • Columbus discovers America! • Reconquista is complete.

  3. Conquistadors • Spanish fighters who explored and conquered vast tracts of North, Central, and South America. “To serve God, the king and to get rich”---or, “God, gold and glory”!

  4. Hall of Fame (or Shame?) • 1513 – Ponce de Leon discovers Florida • 1519 – Hernando Cortez begins his conquest of the Aztecs • 1531 – Francisco Pizarro conquers the Incas

  5. Cruel and Deceitful • Pizarro’s feat was amazing---less than 200 men took over an empire of 6 million. But he was also cruel, killing the Inca after promising to release him for a huge ransom.

  6. Spanish Disappointment • North America was a disappointment because of its lack of gold. Settlement was limited to an arch of missions and a few towns, such as St. Augustine (1565).

  7. New France ‘Fish and Fur’

  8. Coureur De Bois • The ‘woods runners’ successfully adopted Indian ways and generally lived in harmony with the tribes. Everyone exploited the New World, just in different ways.

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