Chapter One Review Notes (Pd. 6) Reasons for expansion/imperialist efforts: Gold ( in Asia) Spanish gains from expansion- Land Tobacco Trade Cultural interchange Gold importing Formal political strongholds in the new world England vs. Spain Sir Francis Drake in the ?Singeing of the King of Spain?s Beard? (Destruction of the Spanish Armada) Spanish Armada Undermining efforts towards Spain?s economic power in the new world (i.e. luxurious natural resources) Political Structures/Presence in the New World Viceroys/Audiencias/Peninsulares Creoles: Citizens born at colonies by settlers Mestizo: Mixture of Spanish/Native American Mulatto: Mixture of Black/Spanish Native Americans: Driving labor force in the New World