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1 Rapid Review U.S. History Colonial America - Economic difficulties in Europe, the desire to acquire raw materials and religious tensions all caused Europeans to become interested in the Americas - Cortes, Pizarro, and other Spanish conquistadores entered much of Central America, South America, the southwestern section of North America, and the area now known as Florida, conquering the Aztecs, the Incas and other Native American tribes. Guns, horses, and diseases brought from Europe all aided the Spanish in their efforts to defeat the native tribes. - French settlers in Canada were less oppressive than the Spanish. Jesuit priests converted thousands of Native American to Christianity, French settlers became increasingly interested in fur trading.
