History

The Headright system began in the US state of Virginia.

The Headright system tried to solve the labor shortage problem. It was also a way to attract new colonists. Immigrant colonists were given one headright and could receive one more for each passage they paid for an additional immigrant.

The Headright system also led to too much distribution of land, increasing the tension between the Native Americans and the colonists. It also let to the increase of indentured servitude and slavery.

Thomas Jefferson wrote the Decleration of Independance.

Spain sought to expand it's empire to compete with other European countries such as Great Britain. the main objectives for Spain was to spread Catholicism and search for Gold to increase wealth. Many native peoples died over Spain's conquest of Latin America.

Cortés
Hernan Cortez and the Spanish conquistadors.

The death of many servants

That was the building material that was available to them.

Franciso Pizzaro.

The result was that Spain ended up controlling more of North and South America than all the other countries.

Spain had many soldiers available to help it profit from exploration.

To put in order and find connections between them.

History as common memory

Horses

defeated empires in the new world of spain

Most people south of the United States still speak Spanish