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Spanish and French Empire

Spanish and French Empire. Cortes and the Aztecs Looking for slave labor and a wealthy civilization Had a technological advantage over Aztecs Intimidated other tribes into joining him Montezuma and Qetzalcoatl Attack on Tenochtitlan Priests rebel Aztec weakened by smallpox.

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Spanish and French Empire

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  1. Spanish and French Empire • Cortes and the Aztecs • Looking for slave labor and a wealthy civilization • Had a technological advantage over Aztecs • Intimidated other tribes into joining him • Montezuma and Qetzalcoatl • Attack on Tenochtitlan • Priests rebel • Aztec weakened by smallpox

  2. New Spain Expands • Pizarro conquers the Incas • Kidnapping of Atahualpa • Searching for cities of gold • Explored parts of southeast and southwest U.S. • Growth of missions

  3. Spanish American Society • Encomienda system • Spanish class system • Peninsulares, Criollos, Mestizos, Minorities • Mining and ranching • Haciendas • Vaqueros

  4. French Empire • Cartier and the St. Lawrence • 60 years of fighting between Cathlics and Protestants in France • Fur Trade • New France founded – 1608 • de La Salle – Mississippi River • Trouble settling along the Gulf of Mexico • Settling of Louisiana • Rivalry with Spain

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