SOCIAL STUDIES PROJECT by https://padlet.com/zarianas8832/xa71bs76un6oajtx made my Zaria Naseer en-us 2021-03-11 14:22:54 UTC 2024-12-14 05:17:11 UTC hello@padlet.com Hernan Cortes zarianas8832 https://padlet.com/zarianas8832/xa71bs76un6oajtx/wish/1316429916 Born 1485, Medellín, near Mérida, Extremadura, Spain
He was a Spanish conquistador who overthrew the Aztec empire and won Mexico for the crown of Spain.

]]> 2021-03-16 15:52:50 UTC https://padlet.com/zarianas8832/xa71bs76un6oajtx/wish/1316429916 Henry Hudson zarianas8832 https://padlet.com/zarianas8832/xa71bs76un6oajtx/wish/1316444263 Born c. 1565, England
English navigator and explorer who, sailing three times for the English and once for the Dutch, tried to discover a short route from Europe to Asia through the Arctic Ocean, in both the Old World and the New. A river, a strait, and a bay in North America are named after him.]]> 2021-03-16 15:55:19 UTC https://padlet.com/zarianas8832/xa71bs76un6oajtx/wish/1316444263 Vasco De Gama zarianas8832 https://padlet.com/zarianas8832/xa71bs76un6oajtx/wish/1316452740 Born in Sines, Portugal c. 1460
In 1497, explorer Vasco da Gama was commissioned by the Portuguese king to find a maritime route to the East. His success in doing so proved to be one of the more important moments in the history of navigation.]]> 2021-03-16 15:56:41 UTC https://padlet.com/zarianas8832/xa71bs76un6oajtx/wish/1316452740 Christopher Columbus zarianas8832 https://padlet.com/zarianas8832/xa71bs76un6oajtx/wish/1316457697 Born in Genoa, Italy, in 1451
the first explorer to establish a European presence in the New World. He was determined to find a direct water route west from Europe to Asia, but he never did. Instead, he stumbled upon the Americas.]]> 2021-03-16 15:57:32 UTC https://padlet.com/zarianas8832/xa71bs76un6oajtx/wish/1316457697 Francisco Pizzaro zarianas8832 https://padlet.com/zarianas8832/xa71bs76un6oajtx/wish/1316468063 Born in Trujillo, Spain c. 1476 
In 1513, Francisco Pizarro joined Vasco Núñez de Balboa during his march to the South Sea, in which Balboa discovered the Pacific Ocean. In 1532, Pizarro and his brothers conquered Peru then three years later, Pizarro founded the nation's new capital, Lima. 
]]> 2021-03-16 15:59:25 UTC https://padlet.com/zarianas8832/xa71bs76un6oajtx/wish/1316468063 Columbus reaches the Americas zarianas8832 https://padlet.com/zarianas8832/xa71bs76un6oajtx/wish/1327440450 On August 3, 1492, Columbus and his crew set sail from Spain in three ships: the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. On October 12, the ships made landfall—not in the East Indies, as Columbus assumed, but on one of the Bahamian islands, likely San Salvador.]]> 2021-03-18 20:03:15 UTC https://padlet.com/zarianas8832/xa71bs76un6oajtx/wish/1327440450 Cortes conquers the Aztec zarianas8832 https://padlet.com/zarianas8832/xa71bs76un6oajtx/wish/1327448752 During the Spaniards' retreat, they defeated a large Aztec army at Otumba and then rejoined their Tlaxcaltec allies. In May 1521, Cortés returned to Tenochtitlán, and after a three-month siege, the city fell. This victory marked the fall of the Aztec empire.]]> 2021-03-18 20:05:48 UTC https://padlet.com/zarianas8832/xa71bs76un6oajtx/wish/1327448752 Jamestown is founded zarianas8832 https://padlet.com/zarianas8832/xa71bs76un6oajtx/wish/1327463221 In May 1607, about 100 English colonists settled along the James River in Virginia to found Jamestown. The settlers fared badly because of famine, disease, and Indian attacks, but were aided by the 27-year-old John Smith, who directed survival efforts and mapped the area. ]]> 2021-03-18 20:10:08 UTC https://padlet.com/zarianas8832/xa71bs76un6oajtx/wish/1327463221 The encomienda system is abolished zarianas8832 https://padlet.com/zarianas8832/xa71bs76un6oajtx/wish/1329338389 The encomienda was designed to meet the needs of the American colonies’ early mining economy. With the catastrophic decline in the Indian population and the replacement of mining activities by agriculture in Spanish America, the system lost its effectiveness and was gradually replaced by the hacienda system of landed estates. Although the encomienda was not officially abolished until the late 18th century, in September 1721 the conferment of new encomiendas in Spain’s colonies was prohibited.]]> 2021-03-19 11:42:50 UTC https://padlet.com/zarianas8832/xa71bs76un6oajtx/wish/1329338389 The Seven Year War zarianas8832 https://padlet.com/zarianas8832/xa71bs76un6oajtx/wish/1329340079 The French and Indian War was fought to decide if Britain or France would be the strong power in North America. France and its colonists and Indian allies fought against Britain, its colonists, and Indian allies. The war began with conflicts about the land. ... White people were destroying the Indians' hunting areas.]]> 2021-03-19 11:43:33 UTC https://padlet.com/zarianas8832/xa71bs76un6oajtx/wish/1329340079 Treaty of Tordesillas zarianas8832 https://padlet.com/zarianas8832/xa71bs76un6oajtx/wish/1329341238 The 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas neatly divided the "New World" into the land, resources, and people claimed by Spain and Portugal. All lands east of that line (about 46 degrees, 37 minutes west) were claimed by Portugal. All lands west of that line were claimed by Spain.]]> 2021-03-19 11:44:06 UTC https://padlet.com/zarianas8832/xa71bs76un6oajtx/wish/1329341238 The Triangular Trade Route zarianas8832 https://padlet.com/zarianas8832/xa71bs76un6oajtx/wish/1329342303 The 'Triangular Trade' was the sailing route taken by British slave traders. It was a journey of three stages. A British ship carrying trade goods set sail from Britain, bound for West Africa. At first, some slaves were captured directly by the British traders.]]> 2021-03-19 11:44:35 UTC https://padlet.com/zarianas8832/xa71bs76un6oajtx/wish/1329342303 Citations zarianas8832 https://padlet.com/zarianas8832/xa71bs76un6oajtx/wish/1329378645 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QXQLHrPGULD07_5ZA1Rn6K5dHoSEfe50uuZyCTkawRk/edit?usp=sharing]]> 2021-03-19 11:58:47 UTC https://padlet.com/zarianas8832/xa71bs76un6oajtx/wish/1329378645