Vocab
The Conquistadors
New Spain
Where in the USA?
FINAL Jeopardy
100

People of mixed Spanish and Indian background

mestizo

100
Hernando Cortes sailed to Mexico because he was looking for an empire that was...

wealthy

100

Why did the Pueblo revolt in New Mexico in 1680?

Spanish didn't allow their religions practices

100

In what state is the Golden Gate Bridge?

For a bonus: What city?

San Francisco, California
200

A Spanish word for conqueror

conquistador

200

This Conquistador conquered the Incan Empire.

Francisco Pizzaro

200
What was Bartolome de las Casas's solution to end the suffering and mistreatment of the American Indian?  

Enslave Africans

200

The Gateway Arch

Bonus: What city?

St. Louis, Missouri

200

Name 3 of 4 states that make up the four corners.


Colorado

Utah

Arizona

New Mexico

300

Soldiers lived in forts with thick, high walls

presidio

300

Name two advantages that the Spanish held in battle with the Native groups

immune from disease, better weapons/armor, thought to be gods

300

For what reason did Bartolome de las Casas say that Africans would be better suited for the fieldwork rather than Native Americans?

they wouldn't get sick and they were used to the hard labor

300

Space Needle


Bonus: What city?

Seattle, Washington

400

People who were born in Spain - top of the social ladder

peninsular

400

What were the three primary reasons the Spanish colonized settlements?

1. Wealth 

2. Religion

3. Adventure

400

Put these in order of the Spanish social structure:

(creole, peninsular, mestizo)

peninsular, creole, mestizo

400

Monument Valley

Utah

500

Those born in America to parents of Spanish origin are known as..

creole

500

Ponce de Leon was in search of...

The fountain of youth

500

What was the effect of the transatlantic slave trade?

Millions of Africans were brought to North America

500

Cloud Gate - AKA "The Bean"

Bonus: City and State

Chicago, Illinois