Why was an encomienda important to the settlers in New Spain?
An encomienda gave the Spanish settlers the right to control the lives of the Native Americans.
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Cause: Florida had bad weather and many Native American tribes, who often engaged in conflict.
What is the effect?
Effect: The Spanish were unable to settle Florida in the early 1500s.
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Many Spanish missions, forts, and colonies were built in what areas?
Texas, California, and other parts of the Southwestern United States.
200
A system for ranking people
What is class structure.
200
How did the encomienda effect the Native Americans?
The Native Americans lost control of their lives and lands, often becoming enslaved and treated poorly.
200
Why did Spain send a small fleet to present day Jacksonville in 1565?
They saw the French fort as a rival to control the Americas, so they sent ships to destroy the fort.
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Main idea: The Native Americans' contact with the Spaniards was mostly harmful.
Please list three supporting details.
Detail 1: Deadly diseases were spread.
Detail 2: Harsh treatment
Detail 3: Many died of overwork in missions.
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Someone who persuades others to believe in a particular religion
What is a missionary.
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Main idea: Spain conquered and settled the Americas for several reasons.
List two details.
Detail 1: They wanted an opportunity to gain great wealth and power. -
Detail 2: They wanted to spread Christianity.
300
What did Spain build just south of Jacksonville in 1565 and why is it important?
St. Augustine- It is the oldest European settlement in the Americas.
300
What happened in New Mexico in 1680?
A group of Pueblo people had an uprising, killing over 400 Spaniards and causing many more to leave the area.
400
A grant from the Spanish government that gave a Spanish settler the right to control Native Americans
What is an encomienda.
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Name and briefly describe each rank in the class structure of New Spain.
Highest- Peninsulares--> Spanish people born in Spain-
creoles- Born in New Spain to Spanish parents-
mestizos-Born in New Spain to one Spanish parent and one Native American parent-
Enslaved people from Africa and Native Americans
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Main idea: Spanish missionaries worked to persuade the Native Americans to practice Catholicism.
Please list two supporting details.
Detail 1: Missionaries traveled through much of Florida and nearby areas.
Detail 2: They set up villages called missions.
400
Effect: Native Americans rebelled against the Spanish.
What is the cause?
Cause: Spanish missionaries often used force to change the way the Native Americans lived, worked, and worshiped.
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Cause: New Spain was rich in gold and silver
Effect: The riches were sent back to Spain and Spain became rich.
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Name two goals of the missions.
1- Introduce the Catholic religion to the Native Americans.
2- Teach the Native Americans about the Spanish way of life/culture.