Humanities and Social Sciences / 7–10 History / Year 8 / Historical Knowledge and Understanding / Expanding contacts / The Spanish conquest of the Americas (c.1492 – c.1572) / ACDSEH075
investigating the impact of conquest on the indigenous populations of the Americas (for example, the introduction of new diseases, horses and gunpowder) and the wider world (for example, the introduction of crops such as maize, beans, potatoes, tobacco and chocolate from the Americas to Europe and increased wealth in Europe)
explaining the longer-term effects of conquest and colonisation on the indigenous populations of the Americas (for example, the unequal distribution of land and wealth; slavery; and political inequality)