SS 1
What three colonizers of America are we learning about?
Spain, France, England
What does cash crop mean?
What did the French do in relation to religion when they got to America?
They wanted to convert the Native Peoples into Catholicism.
What was the name of the colony that the Spanish founded?
New Spain
What is another term for Indigenous Peoples of America?
Native American
What did the Spanish do in relation to religion when they got to America?
They wanted to convert the Native Peoples into Catholicism.
What was the name of the colony that the French founded?
New France
What does colonization mean?
When one country or group takes control of another region often using force.
What was the religious reasoning behind why some English people (the Pilgrims) came to America?
Religious freedom. They wanted to make their own church not associated with The Church of England.
What was the name of the colony that the English founded?
Jamestown
What does resist mean?
To fight back, oppose or stop something from happening.
Who had the worst relationship with the Indigenous People? And why?
The Spanish because they enslaved them and made them mine for gold.
How did the French grow their economy?
Through beaver fur trade
(Remember: France, Fur)
What does persist mean?
What was the difference between the Spanish and French government system and the English government system?
The Spanish and French colonies had leaders that reported back to their respective King/Queen where as the English colony elected a governor that did not report back to the England.
Through gold mines and making gold coins.
What is an indentured servant?
People who agree to work for a set amount of time in exchange for passage into a new country.
The French had the best relationship because they mainly went to America for beaver fur. There was even a time when the French learned the Indigenous Peoples' language to better communicate with them.