Languages of South America

Global Studies I & II Bulliet pages 477-480 Kevin Li How much did the Spanish Empire include? -> The Spanish Empire included most of the islands of the Caribbean, Mexico, the American southwest, Central America, the Caribbean and Pacific coasts of South America, the Andean highlands, and the vast plains of the Rio de la Plata region. How did they create colonies? -> It was based on classes of society. -> Despite massive loss of life, people still exercised a influence on the development of colonies. -> People had to obey the Spanish settlers and had to have aquaintances with Spanish people. -> Amerindians had to survive underneath Christianity. -> However, most of their ideas/practices survived the conquests. How did the African slave trade change during this period?