Vocab
Large self-sufficient estate used by the Spanish in the American Southwest for cattle and sheep ranching.
Hacienda
Stream or river that flows into a larger river.
Tributary
Why did Spain want to establish a colony in Florida?
To prevent the French and the English from gaining a foothold and taking more land.
Who taught the French how to make birch-bark canoes?
Native Americans
What was Metacom's goal in waging war against the settlers?
To force the English out of New England
Spanish military fort built to protect the missions.
Presidio
Conflict in 1675 between English colonists in New England and Indian groups led by Metacom.
King Philip's War
What were Pedro Menendez de Aviles goals in Florida?
Why did the French want to explore the Mississippi?
To find new lands to build trading posts.
Who fought in the French and Indian War and what were they fighting over?
French and British were fighting over the Ohio River Valley
Road between Santa Fe and Mexico City.
El Camino Real
Rugged stretch of land near the Appalachian Mountains.
What did the Spanish find in New Mexico?
Grasslands for farming
What is one way the French tried to find the Northwest Passage?
By exploring the Mississippi River
What helped the British win the French and Indian War?
More British soldiers joined them, and help from the Iroquois Indians
Uprising by the Indians which drove the Spanish out of New Mexico.
Conflict during the 1750s between the English settlers against the French and their Indian allies.
French and Indian War
How would you describe a New Mexico hacienda.
Large, self-sufficient estate, where the Spanish enslaved the Pueblo people to work on their farms.
What land did La Salle claim for New France?
The Mississippi River Valley
What was the effect of the French and Indian War on New France?
Britain took over most of New France
Places where the French and Indians met to trade goods.
Trading Post
Uprising in 1763 by the Ottawa Indians against the British in the Ohio River valley and Great Lakes area.
Why did the Pueblo people revolt against the Spanish?
The were being mistreated
What contributed to the success of the New Orleans trading center?
It's location at the mouth of the Mississippi River
Where did the Proclamation of 1763 prohibit the settlers from moving?
West of the Appalachian Mountains
Announcement by the British king that colonists were not allowed to settle on land west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation of 1763
What was the result of the Pueblo Revolt?
The Spanish were driven out of New Mexico
What happened when the English settlers tried moving west?
The Native American's resisted the English settlements.
Name the capitals for:
New Spain
New France
New Mexico
Louisiana
NS - Mexico City
NF - Quebec
NM - Santa Fe
Lou - New Orleans