Vocabulary
Pilgrim
a person who goes on a religious journey
Why did Spanish settlements spread in North America?
Spanish missionaries set up villages, called missions.
Why did England want to start a colony in North America?
England's bitter rival, Spain, had North American colonies. England wanted a North American colony to compete with Spain.
What did Pilgrims promise to do in the Mayflower Compact?
Work together to make "just and equal laws"
What is true about the geography and environment of the Jamestown colony?
The colony was almost surrounded by water. Some of the water was unclean, and the mosquitos that bred around the water carried disease.
Representative
people chosen by voters to speak and act for them
How did contact with the Spaniards harm Native Americans?
The Spaniards passed Europeans diseases to the Native Americans. As a result, many Native Americans died.
How was the relationship between the English colonists on Roanoke Island and the local Native Americans?
There was probably conflict between the two groups because of a shortage of food.
How was the relationship between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans?
The Wampanoag people helped the Pilgrims because the Pilgrims protected them from their Native American foes.
As in Jamestown in the English Colonies, life in the Dutch colony of New Netherland was based on..
Commerce
Encomienda
A grant from the Spanish government giving settlers the right to control local Native Americans
Which of the following explains why the location of the St. Augustine settlement was important to the Spaniards?
The shipping route that Spanish ships used to take gold and silver from the Americas to Spain passed near St. Augustine. Soldiers at the St. Augustine fort protected Spanish ships from pirates.
What was the key factor in the survival and progress of the English colony at Jamestown?
The Virginia Company finally began to earn profits when John Rolfe started to grow a new type of tobacco in Jamestown.
What was the role of religion in the lives of Pilgrims and Puritans?
Religion was very important to both groups. Religious activities were a central part of their lives.
Give one factor that helped with the growth of the Jamestown Colony.
Tobacco, sold to England for a profit.
Drought
A long period without rain
Describe the role of Native Americans in the economy of New Spain.
Native Americans as a source of labor, forced to work in gold and silver mines. They were overworked, and this caused many deaths.
Colonists believed it was property. Colonists claimed land Native Americans lived on for their rulers and themselves. Native Americans did not believe anyone owned the land, they believed that spirits lived there in the land.
The Pilgrims cooperated with the Native Americans, and both groups benefited. The Puritans tried to force Christianity on the Native Americans. That led to conflict between the two groups.
Is this statement True or False?
This statement is True.
Give one factor in the survival of the Jamestown Colony.
They had several years of peace with Native Americans.
Northwest Passage
A shortcut by water across North America to Asia
Discuss the role of the encomienda in the economy of the Spanish settlements in New Spain.
The encomienda gave Spanish settlers the right to control groups of Native Americans by over working them. Source of cheap labor. Native American labor produced most of the silver and gold mined that was sent back to Spain.
Did French and Dutch colonists trade with Native Americans? Also was there any conflict between them?
Both the French and Dutch traded with some Native Americans, but both groups of colonists had conflict with other Native Americans.
Describe why the Pilgrims and Puritans came to North America.
They were victims of religious discrimination, in England. They refused to join the Church of England. They left England to find some place to practice their religion.
Think about the English, French, and Dutch colonies in North America. What was their reason for settling and living in North America?
Each group had different reasons for starting colonies in North America, but economic motives were important for all three groups.