US History › Section B · Colonial societies and the English empire › Topic B.1
Spanish exploration and colonial society
Spain's first footholds in what is now the United States were not gold-rich kingdoms but thinly settled frontier outposts in Florida and New Mexico. How Native peoples lived with, bargained with and finally rose against Spanish rule there shaped the borderlands for centuries.
In this topic
- An empire built on hierarchy
- Disease and the labour systems
- Florida: a fort against rivals
- Life in Spanish Florida
- New Mexico: missions among the Pueblos
- Worked example: why the Pueblo Revolt came in 1680
- The revolt and the return
- Worked example: reading a mission report
- Comparing Florida and New Mexico
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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