Compiled examination of the Europeans' colonization of the Americas, including the conquering of the Aztecs and Incas and the Trans-Atlantic slave trade.

1. The Atlantic World

3. This will be one powerpoint for all of chapter 20. We’ll hit the highlights.

17. The Cathedral of Mexico City is built atop older Aztec temples.

18. There was something in the air that night The stars were bright, Hernando They were shining there for you and me For liberty, Hernando Though I never thought that we could lose There’s no regret If I had to do the same again I would, my friend, Hernando

37. Atahualpa

42. Other conquistadors push into North America and claim territory there.

50. Relations with the Indians were strained. Like everywhere in the Americas, European diseases like smallpox, measles, and mumps nearly eradicated the populations. They killed tens of millions and were far more destructive than weapons and armies.