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[|Animoto - Spanish Colonization] Social Studies book pages 41, 42, and 43 can help answer question 1.Social Studies book page 43 and part of 44 will help answer question 2.Social Studies book page 36 will help answer question 3.Social Studies book pages 49 and 50 will help answer question 4. All of this was found inthe book on ClassZone.com

1.) The Spanish were successful in the New World because of their economic motives and their choice of individuals or governments. They split the Spanish Empire into two provinces which they called New Spain and Peru. Both provinces were named viceroyalties and were ruled by a viceroy in the kings name. In order to transport people and goods across their empire, the Spanish built roads. By using the roads, soldiers could travel from place to place much faster. The Spanish economy also got better because gold, silver, and other items could be transported across the empire and on to Spain.Spaniards were selective when it came to choosing individuals to hold power in their colonies. The Spanish- born colonists like Cortes were the upper crust of society. Directly beneath them were the Creoles who were people of Spanish descent born in the colonies. Mestizos were the next level down in social order. They were a mix of Spanish and Native American ancestors. At the bottom were those with the least power and the fewest rights. Those people were the Africans slaves and Native Americans.

2.) Spanish Catholic Churches helped developed colonies by building missions. These missions were settlements composed of a town, a church, and surrounding farmlands. The purpose of the missions was to convert the Native Americans to Christianity. As a result of the missions, the Spanish gained more control of the land.

3.) Spain became upset when the French and English took control of territory and resources in the New World. The Spanish had claimed the land under the Treaty of Tordesillas. This caused tension between Spain, France, and England. There were also religious conflicts in Europe. All of these conflicts lead to fighting in the Americas. Spanish explorers were in search of gold and treasures because of the great stories they heard from the Native Americans.

Both the Spanish and the French built forts in Florida. Their was a battle between them and the Spaniards killed the French settlers. Spain and England had religious differences and the English would pirate Spanish trade ships. During the summer of 1588 the English defeated the Spanish Armada in the English Channel. Although, the Spanish were defeated they rebuilt their navy and were able to keep their colonies in the New World.

4.) Slavery developed in the Spanish colonies during the 1400s and 1500s when Spain established sugar plantations on eastern Atlantic islands. They bought slaves from African traders to work on the plantations. The Spanish tried to enslave Native Americans when they settled colonies in the Americas but the Native Americans died from disease and over work. After awhile, the colonists relied on slave labor. Traders from Europe brought African slaves to the Americas. When the slaves arrived in the colonies, they were sold at auctions. A few of the slaves worked as house servants but most of them had to endure hard labor in mines or haciendas. The slaves were treated with prejudice. They lived and ate poorly. Kelly's Crossword: [] Kelly's Review game: []