Spanish Conquest DBQ
The Spanish conquest of the Americas was heavily impacted by the cultural demographic and economic change. This led the Spanish to becoming very powerful.
The Spanish conquest Was effected by the demographic change. The Spaniards killed off most of the native population. They killed off most of the natives so that they could acquire their gold. Their land was very rich and the natives were very easy to kill off. They did not know about guns so they were ambushed by them. They also weren't immune to many diseases, so it wiped many of them out. In document three, by Fray Bartolome De las Casas, this was said, "Spaniards are acting like ravening beasts, killing terrorizing afflicting torturing and destroying the native people, and to such a degree …show more content…
Market for gold and silver have been growing steadily. The Spanish were so greedy for gold that they almost destroyed a whole population. Market has also been taking a higher quantity of silver. In document six, by Adam Smith, this was said, "Since the discovery of America, this market for its Silver mines has been growing gradually... The silver of the new continent seems in this manner to be one of the principal commodities..." This document is talking about how popular silver has become. In document six, they briefly discuss why the Spanish killed many natives. For example, "Their reason for killing and destroying such an infinite number of souls is that the Christians have an ultimate aim, which is to acquire gold." Their main objective was to get gold, an economic reason.
Lastly, the conquest was effected by the cultural change. There was a major culture shock when all the natives went close to extinction. The Spanish took over everything. The Spanish dominated most of the Americas while bringing some of their culture to it as well. They still grew some of the homeland foods as well as still had traditional celebrations.
Overall, the Spanish conquest of the America's was heavily impacted by the demographic, economic, cultural
The Spanish conquest Was effected by the demographic change. The Spaniards killed off most of the native population. They killed off most of the natives so that they could acquire their gold. Their land was very rich and the natives were very easy to kill off. They did not know about guns so they were ambushed by them. They also weren't immune to many diseases, so it wiped many of them out. In document three, by Fray Bartolome De las Casas, this was said, "Spaniards are acting like ravening beasts, killing terrorizing afflicting torturing and destroying the native people, and to such a degree …show more content…
Market for gold and silver have been growing steadily. The Spanish were so greedy for gold that they almost destroyed a whole population. Market has also been taking a higher quantity of silver. In document six, by Adam Smith, this was said, "Since the discovery of America, this market for its Silver mines has been growing gradually... The silver of the new continent seems in this manner to be one of the principal commodities..." This document is talking about how popular silver has become. In document six, they briefly discuss why the Spanish killed many natives. For example, "Their reason for killing and destroying such an infinite number of souls is that the Christians have an ultimate aim, which is to acquire gold." Their main objective was to get gold, an economic reason.
Lastly, the conquest was effected by the cultural change. There was a major culture shock when all the natives went close to extinction. The Spanish took over everything. The Spanish dominated most of the Americas while bringing some of their culture to it as well. They still grew some of the homeland foods as well as still had traditional celebrations.
Overall, the Spanish conquest of the America's was heavily impacted by the demographic, economic, cultural