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Chapter 5 THE SEARCH FOR EMPIRE (1492-1670)

Chapter 5 THE SEARCH FOR EMPIRE (1492-1670). Section 1: Europeans Reach the Americas Section 2: The Spanish Explore Texas Section 3: Searching for the Cities of Gold Section 4: Consequences of Spanish Exploration. SECTION 1: Europeans Reach the Americas. OBJECTIVES.

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Chapter 5 THE SEARCH FOR EMPIRE (1492-1670)

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  1. Chapter 5THE SEARCH FOR EMPIRE(1492-1670) Section 1: Europeans Reach the Americas Section 2: The Spanish Explore Texas Section 3: Searching for the Cities of Gold Section 4: Consequences of Spanish Exploration

  2. SECTION 1: Europeans Reach the Americas OBJECTIVES • Explain why the 1492 voyage of Christopher Columbus was important. • Discuss why Spain’s rulers wanted to conquer the Americas. • Identify the important event that occurred in 1519 and analyze the consequences of this event.

  3. SECTION 1: Europeans Reach the Americas IMPORTANCE OF COLUMBUS’ VOYAGE • Reached the unknown continent of the Americas • Reached the Bahamas near North America

  4. SECTION 1: Europeans Reach the Americas WHY SPAIN WANTED TO CONQUER THE AMERICAS • Land • Power and wealth • To spread Christianity

  5. SECTION 1: Europeans Reach the Americas IMPORTANT 1519 EVENT AND THE CONSEQUENCES • Hernan Cortes, a Spanish explorer, conquered the Aztec empire • Wealth and power of Spain increased • Expanded the size of the Spanish empire • Led to the founding of New Spain • Mexico became a base of Spanish exploration

  6. SECTION 2: The Spanish Explore Texas OBJECTIVES • Explain why Pineda’s voyage in 1519 was important to Texas. • Describe how the Narvaez expedition ended and trace the events that led to this outcome. • Summarize the experiences of Cabeza de Vaca and Estevanico in Texas.

  7. SECTION 2: The Spanish Explore Texas IMPORTANCE OF PINEDA’S VOYAGE TO TEXAS • First known European to see and map the Texas coast • Led to further Spanish exploration of Texas

  8. SECTION 2: The Spanish Explore Texas THE ENDING OF THE NARVAEZ EXPEDITION • Shipwrecked along the Texas Coast • Suffered from hunger and American Indian attacks • Became stranded and ate horses to survive • Captured and enslaved by the Karankawa Indians or died

  9. SECTION 2: The Spanish Explore Texas EXPERIENCES OF CABEZA DE VACA AND ESTEVANICO IN TEXAS • Taken in by Texas Indians • Escaped and traveled among Indian villages • Worked as healers and gained Indians’ respect • Reached Mexico City

  10. SECTION 3: Searching for the Cities of Gold OBJECTIVES • Describe the events that occurred on Fray Marcos and Estevanico’s journey to Cibola. • Identify where Coronado went on his expedition and discuss what he learned. • Evaluate the results of the Coronado and de Soto-Moscoso expeditions.

  11. SECTION 3: Searching for the Cities of Gold EVENTS ON THE MARCOS AND ESTEVANICO JOURNEYS • Estevanico – reached a Zuni village and was killed • Fray Marcos – saw villages from afar

  12. SECTION 3: Searching for the Cities of Gold THE CORONADO EXPEDITION • Crossed the Texas Panhandle and the Llano Estacado • Learned there was no gold; only Zuni Pueblo villages • Saw American buffalo

  13. SECTION 3: Searching for the Cities of Gold RESULTS OF THE CORONADO AND DE SOTO-MOSCOSO EXPEDITIONS • Met the Texas Indians but did not find gold • Coronado – explored the American Southwest and encountered Indians • Moscoso – explored the American Southwest; encountered the Caddo Indians

  14. SECTION 4: Consequences of Spanish Exploration OBJECTIVES • Describe the significance of Juan de Onate’s travels. • Explain how Spain profited from its exploration in Texas. • Analyze how the Columbian Exchange affected American Indians in Texas.

  15. SECTION 4: Consequences of Spanish Exploration SIGNIFICANCE OF ONATE’S TRAVELS • Found the first European settlement in the Spanish colony of New Mexico • Traveled across the rugged and dry Texas Panhandle

  16. SECTION 4: Consequences of Spanish Exploration EFFECTS OF SPANISH EXPLORATION • Established a claim to Texas • Gained knowledge about land and people of Texas • Gained new plants and animals from the Americas • Obtained a buffer zone between Spanish settlement and American Indians/Europeans to the north

  17. SECTION 4: Consequences of Spanish Exploration SPAIN PROFITS FROM ITS TEXAS EXPLORATION • Established a claim to Texas • Gained knowledge about land and people of Texas • The Columbian Exchange Columbian Exchange – term describing the transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Americas and other continents since the time of Columbus

  18. SECTION 4: Consequences of Spanish Exploration SPAIN PROFITS FROM ITS TEXAS EXPLORATION (continued) • Obtained a buffer zone between Spanish settlements and American Indians • Learned about the Plains Indian horse culture

  19. SECTION 4: Consequences of Spanish Exploration THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE AND ITS EFFECT ON INDIANS • Positive – led to a transfer of plants, animals between the Indians and Spanish • Negative – led to the spread of diseases from Europe to the Americas

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