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Have your homework from Thursday on your desk
(questions 1-6).
Do now: Write a min of 4 lines: Why do people
migrate?
Today, I will be able to define movement, voluntary
and involuntary migration, cultural diffusion. I will
understand the social organization of early Spanish
colonies in the Americas and the impact that they
had on the Natives.
If you are turning in your essay today, write Late -2
at the top by your name and circle it.
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How people, ideas, or goods get from one place
to another.
Movement of people: Voluntary and
Involuntary
Movement of Ideas: Cultural Diffusion, occurs
via interaction with new people.
Movement of goods: Imports and Exports.
“The New World”
The Americas
“The Old World”
Europe
European
Culture
All All
other
cultures
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Pre-Columbus: Establish a new (quicker) trade
route to India.
After Columbus: Establish permanent
profitable colonies in the “Indies”, extract
wealth and resources to fuel further conquest.
Conquistadors (Cortes conquered the Aztecs,
Pizarro conquered the Incas, de Leon sought
the “fountain of youth”) and Missionaries =
convert people to Catholicism.
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Peninsulares:
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Creoles:
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Mestizos:
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Indians:
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Africans
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First define the word…
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Class discussion
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Support this claim with facts.
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How did Las Casas help the Natives?
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Read the quotation on pg. 72.
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Impact on the Natives and Africans?