COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA

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• Aztec and Inca provided Spain with enormous wealth
• Spain built an empire in Latin America
• Areas include much of South America, the Caribbean, and Middle America
• Other countries in Europe wanted the same power that Spain had
• European countries seized different parts of the Americas

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• Portugal became colonial ruler of Brazil.
• France, Britain, and the Netherlands took control of some Caribbean areas.
• They also took parts of North America.

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• European rule transformed the populations of these lands
• They settled the land and set up colonial governments
• They also spread Christianity to the Natives that lived there
• They forced the Native Americans to farm their cash crops

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• Hardship and disease greatly reduced the population of the Natives
• Europeans brought African Americans to meet the shortage
• Slavery then started a busy trade business
• On return trips from Africa they brought many valuable goods with them
• Many Native Americans and Africans ways survived leading to a blending culture

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