Lesson 9 - Spanish Conquistadors

Objective: I can use evidence to determine how a small number of Spanish were able to take over huge Native American empires and how Spanish colonization impacted the Americas. (2.3, Columbus Trials)

Checklist

• I took notes on Topic 2, Lesson 3

• I know the time period, description, example, and significance of the key terms: taino, conquistador, immunity, Hernan Cortes, Tenochtitlan, Malinche, alliance, Moctezuma, Francisco Pizarro, civil war, privateer, viceroy, econmienda, Bartolome de Las Casas, peon peninsular, creole, mestizo, mulatto