Spanish Colonies
French, Dutch, & English Colonies
The New England Colonies
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous Topics
100

Two reasons why the Aztec & Inca were defeated by the Spanish

Spanish had guns and better weapons

Spanish had horses

The Indians didn't fight as hard because they thought the Spanish were gods

Indians were dying from disease

100

The first French Settlement in North America

Port Royal

100

The Pilgrims held a feast to give thanks called

Thanksgiving

100

Spanish conquerors who marched into the Americas in the 1500's

Conquistadors

100

How many states make up New England

Six

200

What the Spanish were looking for when exploring the Americas

Gold

200

What the coureurs de bois traded

Furs

200

Half of the colonists at Plymouth died the first winter because of what two reasons

Hunger or disease

200

Settlements run by catholic priests and friars whose goal was to convert Indians to Christianity

Missions

200

What continent is New England on

North America

300

What the Spanish wanted to convert the Indians to

Christianity

300

New Netherland is now called

New York

300

This group wanted to reform, not separate from the Church of England

Puritans

300

A waterway through and around North America

Northwest passage

300

An example of a Primary source is

Photos      Diary

Autobiography   Speeches   letters

Interviews     News Paper Reports

Artifacts


400

Peninsulares

Creoles

Mestizos

Indians

What is the social system in Spanish colonies

400

England's first lasting settlement

Jamestown

400

This war is when fighting broke out between the Indians and the colonists because the colonists kept taking more and more Indian land

King Phillips war

400

A document that grants rights

Charter

400

Where is the Notre Dame Cathedral that has been renovated after the fire and reopened

Paris France

500

Why the Spanish turned to Africa for Slaves

The Indians were dying from diseases

500

The Dutch sold Africans to to Virginians who needed labor for what crop?

Tabacco

500

These people traveled long distances to find a place where they can live and worship as they choose

Pilgrims

500

When people are mistreated because of their religious beliefs

Persecuted

500

On what coast is New England

East coast

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