FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
PRE COLUMBIAN AMERICA
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gold
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guns
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land
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Spanish conquistadors, who went to Hispaniola and then to other Caribbean islands and finally to the mainland, were rough and violent. They took what they wanted, and when the Indians resisted–or even when they did not–the conquistadors attacked and slaughtered them.
Detailed explanation-2: -And political competition within Europe fuelled a medieval arms race. Pizarro’s conquistadors were armed with the latest and greatest in weapons technology – guns, and swords.
Detailed explanation-3: -After Columbus brought news of the new world to Europe many people went to the new world in search of land and riches. The Spanish Conquistadors were some of the first men to travel to the new world. They got their name from being both conquerors and explorers. They were mostly in search of gold and treasure.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Spanish were able to defeat the Aztec and the Inca not only because they had horses, dogs, guns, and swords, but also because they brought with them germs that made many native Americans sick.