Spanish Exploration and Colonization Impacts: Epidemics, Encomienda System, Slavery, Caste
Explore the impacts of Spanish exploration and colonization on the Americas, including deadly epidemics, the encomienda system, the beginnings of African slavery, and the Spanish caste system. Understand the labor practices, social hierarchy, and interactions between Europeans, Africans, and Native Americans during this historical period.
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A P U S H R eview: V ideo #3 : S panish E xploration A nd C olonization (K ey C oncept 1 .2 , II, A -D ) E verything Y ou N eed T o K now A bout S panish E xploration A nd C olonization T o S ucceed In A P U S H S houtout T ime! M rs. R eid s class at N orthbrook H igh S chool. T hanks for your support. G ood luck!
Impacts O f S panish E xploration D eadly epidemics: S mallpox, malaria K illed as many as 9 0% of N atives in some areas - not immune to E uropean diseases N ew animals and crops not found in A mericas: H orse - transformed N ative life on the G reat P lains C rops - wheat, rice, and sugar -> arduous labor
E ncomienda S ystem N ative A merican labor was marshaled (arranged, assembled) on plantations T he goal was to use labor for agriculture and precious metals in mines E ventually, the system was replaced by A frican S lave labor
B eginnings O f A frican S lavery E uropeans partnered with some W est A frican groups: F orcibly extracted slave labor for the A mericas S panish imported slaves for plantations and mines
S panish C aste S ystem Incorporated E uropeans, A fricans, and N atives C arefully defined the status of each group E uropeans were at the top P eninsulares and C reoles M estizos (M ixed E uropean and N ative ancestry) M ulatos (M ixed E uropean and A frican ancestry) N atives and slaves were on the bottom of the caste system
Q uick R ecap Impact of S panish exploration on A mericas? W hat was the E ncomienda S ystem? W hy did slavery develop? W hat was the S panish caste system?
S ee Y ou B ack H ere F or V ideo #4: Interactions B etween N atives and E uropeans T hanks for watching B est of luck on your tests!
