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| Montezuma | ___ was the ruler of 11 million Aztecs. |
| Aztecs | The Spanish destroyed Tenochtitlan, the capital city of the ___. |
| Hernando Cortes | led an expedition to conquer the Aztecs in Mexico |
| The Spanish made the Indians their slaves | What happened to the Aztec Indians after Mexico was conquered? |
| conquistador | the Spanish word for conqueror |
| Francisco Pizarro | ___ was the Spanish explorer who conquered the Incas of Peru. |
| civil war | a war between people of the same country |
| Atahuallpa | ___ was the Incan ruler who was murdered by Pizarro. |
| the fountain of youth | What was Ponce de Leon searching for? |
| Cabeza de Vaca | ___ spent 8 years living with Indians after being shipwrecked. He arrived in Mexico City with stories of the seven cities of gold. |
| Francisco Coronado | ___ led a disappointing search for the Seven Cities of Gold, but claimed many new lands for Spain. |
| Hernando de Soto | ___ went to Florida looking for gold. He was the first European to see the Mississippi River. |
| gold, glory, and God | Why did the Spanish come to the New World? |
| colony | a settlement that is ruled by another country |
| cattle, sheep and horses | What animals did the Spanish introduce to North America? |
| Bartolome de las Casas | ___ was a priest who worked for better treatment of Indians. |
| because of the shortage of workers | Why did the demand for African slaves increase in the Americas? |
| grant | a sum of money or other payment given for a particular reason |
| hunger, overwork, & disease | Thousands of Indians died of ___, ___, & ___. |
| tobacco, potatoes, tomatoes, & corn | The following plants were brought from America to Europe. |
| Many Indians died of European diseases, tobacco was brought to Europe, & Africans were brought to America as slaves. | What are some negative consequences of the Columbian Exchange? |
| Pineapples were brought to Hawaii, Spain gained great wealth & power, & citrus trees were brought to the New World. | What are some positive effects of the Columbian Exchange? |
