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Chapter 2 sec.1 Power PointS. Spanish American Society . What is a Spanish low-ranking noble? The Encomienda System was a reward system used by Cortes to reward his men after defeating the Aztec. What were the men given?
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Spanish American Society • What is a Spanish low-ranking noble? • The Encomienda System was a reward system used by Cortes to reward his men after defeating the Aztec. • What were the men given? • Under this system an encomendero, or commissioner was given control over a group of Native American villages. • The villagers had to pay a share of the product they had harvested or produced. • Name the obligations of the encomendero.
A society based on Class • What 3 things determined a persons position in society? • At the top were peninsulares • Criollos were next • Mestizos made up the next level • The lowest levels included Native Americans and Africans, or Native American and African ancestry. • What was the Council of the Indies? • What was the audiencia?
Mining and Ranching • Did gold or silver make Spain wealthy? • What is a haciendas? • Why were they created?
The French Empire in America • Why did France send Giovanni de Verrazano to North America? • What did he accomplish? • Did Jacques Cartier set up a successful permanent settlement in North America? • King Henry IV of France authorized a group of French merchants to create colonies in North America. • Who is Samuel de Champlain? • In 1608 Quebec was founded, which became the capital of the new colony New France.
New France Expands • Why did King Louis XIV make New France a royal colony? • What actions did he take to improve the colony? • Who were Louis Joliet and Jacuqes Marquette? • Who was the 1st European to follow the Mississippi River down to the gulf of Mexico?
New France Expands • Homework • Read Settling Louisiana and Rivalry with Spain • Write 2 paragraphs explaining what you read.