CHAPTER 2

Spain Claims an Empire:

A. Spain and Portugal Compete

1. Spain and Portugal claimed the New World

Pope draws line of demarcation

****Spain dominates early****

2. Why Colonize?

· Religion – spread of Christianity

· Money – silver and gold

· We want the land

Mercantilism – colonies exist to benefit the mother country ( the crown – treasury)

· Natural resources and metals

· Colonies could trade with the mother country

· Favorable balance of trade

*** Want a surplus: Imports down/Exports down

B. The Invasion of the Americas

1. Spanish Conquistadors

· Cortez – Conquers the Aztecs

· Pizarro – conquers the Incas

How did they conquer these populations?

A. Guns

B. Disease –small pox

C. Spain made allies with the Aztec enemies