You Need To Know
What did Spanish build in the borderlands to convert the Indians?
Missions
Legislature
lawmaking branch of a colony or government
Virginia Company establishes Jamestown
2:1607
What cities did most of the leaders govern New Spain from?
Mexico City
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Pedro Menendez de Aviles establishes St. Augustine
1:1565
How did missionaries affect American Indians in New Spain?
taught them the European way of life
taught Christianity
introduced them to horses, sheep cattle, and new crops
exposed them to new diseases
forced the Indians to work in the missions
How did Tisquantum help the first colonists?
He taught them to farm and fish.
What part of North America did La Salle claim?
Mississippi River Valley
Dutch establish New Amsterdam
5:1626
What were the disadvantages of Jamestown’s location?
swampy lowlands
mosquitoes carrying diseases
land had new diseases
unhealthy drinking water
Indians already lived there
What were the advantages of the Pilgrims building their settlement on a bay?
It provided them with fresh water, fish, and good land for crops. It also provided a harbor near the Atlantic Ocean.
Samuel de Champlain establishes Quebec
What kinds of activities made up the early economics of the North American colonies?
farming
fur trade
hunting
fishing
ranching
mining
shipping
What present day states are New Netherlands?
New York and New Jersey
William Bradford and the Pilgrims establish Plymouth
4:1620
What is one reason why the colonial population of New France was relatively small?
French were more interested in trading then building
New France covered an enormous amount of land.