There were many factors that led to Cortez’s conquest of the Aztecs. The first factor to the conquering of the Aztecs are the weapons and horses Cortez’s army used. The second factor of Cortez’s Conquest is siding with the Indians. The last factor in the conquering of the Aztecs is the Aztec belief that Cortez was a god. Without the underlying factors‚ Cortez would not have defeated the Aztec empire of 5 million people. Cortez was chosen to be a captain of an expedition to Mexico in 1518
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lost when they were attacked by a Spanish squadron. After that attack‚ the Spanish became a lifelong enemy for Drake and they also considered him a pirate. In 1570 and 1571‚ Drake made two moneymaking trading journeys to the West Indies. In 1572‚ he commanded two ships in a raiding expedition against Spanish ports in the Caribbean. He saw the Pacific Ocean and captured the port of Nombre de Dios on the Coast of Panama. He returned to England with his cargo of Spanish treasure and a reputation as an
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Jack Jacinto B. Lim Mr. Bernie Balmeo2BSA 1‚ TF 10:00-11:30am Management 3 Reaction paper on “The Queen” I was amazed to Elizabeth I because even if she belongs to the dangerous world of political intrigue‚ she’s still stays as she was at first. She surpassed a traumatic actions of his father by killing her stepmothers just because they can’t bear a male heir. Although his father finally have a son
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country with always be effected by their leaders decisions whether it be positive or negative. a countries people will live and participate in social activity in a way that has been accustomed by its leader. The Spanish generals could not halt the fighting when Phillip sent twenty thousand Spanish troops under the duke of Alva to pacify the Low Countries. “pacification” meant the ruthless extermination of religious and political dissidents. After burying his fourth wife‚ he began to build a stronger
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The Loyalty of a Queen In 1588‚ Spain was on the move to conquer England and overthrow Queen Elizabeth I. Rather than hideaway‚ Queen Elizabeth set off to Tilbury in Essex to prepare her troops for the oncoming invasion of the Spanish Armada. Elizabeth’s speech is a compelling call of loyalty to her country‚ her people‚ and to her God. Elizabeth’s motives for this speech were clear‚ she intended for her army to be valiant‚ but to also prove that she‚ a woman‚ could be a powerful leader in a world
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Niccolò Machiavelli suggested in The Prince that a ruler should behave as both a fox and a lion‚ being both loved and feared. There are clever rulers who were strategic‚ courageous rulers who were effective‚ and successful rulers who possessed both qualities. Elizabeth I of England and Henery IV of France were two great rulers from Europe that were able to personify Machiavelli ’s advice. Elizabeth I of England was able to act as a "fox" by preventing England from being torn apart over matters
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Challenges to the Spanish empire a. The success of Spain encourages Portugal‚ France‚ England‚ and the Netherlands to claim parts of the New World a.i. First French effort to colonize- c. 1538- Jacques Cartier a.ii. Dutch and English grow in power and start colonizing. Netherlands become largely protestant and rebel against Spanish rule- 1567- do not receive independence until 1648 a.iii. Francis Drake‚ English “sea dog” (pirate/smuggler)‚ Ventured around South America and raided Spanish ships and colonies
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outright foreign Spanish influence (where he was born and resided)‚ followed by the introduction of Spanish soldiers‚ governors‚ and officials‚ the first currents of revolt began to stir. As the religious wars consumed Europe‚ the ’invasion’ of Philip II aroused rebellious feelings on both political and religious grounds--as the majority of the Netherlanders were Protestant and Phillip and his Spaniards were emphatically Catholic. In 1566‚ a "league" was formed to counter the Spanish influence and their
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Elizabeth I – How successfully did she tackle the problems of her reign? Elizabeth I‚ which was known to be the girl who should never be queen‚ ascended the throne at an urgent situation. During this time‚ she had to deal with a wide range of problems which include sexism‚ religion‚ marriage‚ and countries attacking. These problems all had a link to religion it was a major part of their culture at that time. Overall‚ she dealt with these problems quite successfully – most of those problems as
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the Native Americans. Along with animals and plants came disease. Smallpox and typhus wiped out many people‚ leaving Europeans with some willing members for conversion. Search for gold was primary but colonization was secondly important. As the Spanish empire grew‚ the expansion proceeded fearlessly. A method the explorers used was Christianity‚ for God. Indians and Native Americans couldn’t resist because of their three major disadvantages: guns‚ germs‚ and steel. Europeans were far more advanced
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