HIST 2055 Chapter : August 27 Outline
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Early invasion and non-english settlment: columbus , columbus and the events (facts, discovers america problems with the. Columbus began an invasion of the new world. : impact (meaning) of columbus. Before the world was centered on the mediterranean. ) Spain the first empire: early conquest in latin america. Spanish easily take over because they have steel age weapons and horses. Spanish take over all of the us except for the east coast and most of south america except for brazil: early exploration of what will become us. Spanish looking for gold/silver in southeast and southwest of. America: settlement in what will become us, florida. De soto makes his march from florida to louisiana. De soto went through taking indian slaves and their money. De soto kept looking for the tribe with big money. Indians to christians in the us: new mexico, texas and california (much later, impact borderlands. Parts of canada and down northeast rivers in us: nature of empire.
