EUROPEAN EXPLORATION

QUESTION 1: HERNAN CORTES

• His goal was to explore and later conquer the Aztec Empire
• He was searching for gold, glory, and god.
• He was trying to establish new areas for his home country of Spain.

QUESTION 2: POLITICS

• The political structures were centered around the viceroys
• These were representatives sent to America by the Spanish
• There were courts called audiencias to review cases and set up laws.
• The politics were a bit messed up due to miscommunication

QUESTION 3: SOCIAL HIERARCHY

• Peninsulares were at the top, they we European born
• Creoles were next, the second generation
• At the bottom were indigenous people

QUESTION 4: PORTUGUESE BRAZIL

• The Portuguese didn't show interest until the Dutch and French arrived
• They then decided it'd be best to lay claim to the land
• The Portuguese imported African slaves to work plantations

QUESTION 5: INDIANS AND ENGLISH

• The French and English pushed out the native people
• This was an attempt to stake claim to land for farming
• They had many violent conflicts with the indigenous people
• Many of these led to wars

QUESTION 6: TREATY OF TORSEDILLAS

• This treaty divided where the Spanish and Portuguese could conquer
• This helped determine the government and economy of new colonies