HIST 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Music Of Africa, Shortage, Portuguese Empire
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The first european colonial empire in the americas was established by the. Ambitious veterans turned to conquistadors (less than 1000); Conquered the aztec empire (central mexico) in 1519-21; Conquered the inca (peru) by 1540: the spanish empire in the americas. Within 100 years after columbus reached the americas, the spanish set up a large colonial empire in the new world. Portuguese interest in brazil increased in the mid-sixteenth century when profitable sugar plantations were set up along the coast area. French settlers established colonies at port royal (nova scotia) in 1604 and quebec in 1608; English migrants founded jamestown in 1607 and the pilgrims founded plymouth in 1620: the mixed societies in latin america. Within one century, the groups of mixed descent had become the majority in many regions: the social ladder in colonized latin america (top-down) Imported slaves and native people: societies of north america. More female migrants in north america than in latin america;
