Europeans Encounter the New World, 1492–1600

Chapter Introduction

Guided Reading Exercise for Chapter 2

Europe in the Age of Exploration

Mediterranean Trade and European Expansion.

A Century of Portuguese Exploration.

A Surprising New World in the Western Atlantic

The Explorations of Columbus.

The Geographic Revolution and the Columbian Exchange.

Map Activity

Spanish Exploration and Conquest

The Conquest of Mexico.

The Search for Other Mexicos.

Spanish Outposts in Florida and New Mexico.

New Spain in the Sixteenth Century.

The Toll of Spanish Conquest and Colonization.

Map Activity

Documenting the American Promise

Visual Activity

The New World and Sixteenth-Century Europe

The Protestant Reformation and the Spanish Response.

Europe and the Spanish Example.

Conclusion: The Promise of the New World for Europeans

Chapter Review

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

MAKING CONNECTIONS

DOCUMENT 2–1: The King of the Congo Writes to the King of Portugal

DOCUMENT 2–2: Columbus Describes His First Encounter with “Indians”

DOCUMENT 2–3: A Conquistador Arrives in Mexico 1519–1520

DOCUMENT 2–4: A Mexican Description of the Conquest of Mexico

DOCUMENT 2–5: Cabeza de Vaca Describes His Captivity among Native Americans in Texas and the Southwest, 1528–1536

COMPARATIVE QUESTIONS

SUMMATIVE QUIZZES