Names
Who married Pocahontas and helped create peace between the Native Americans and the English?
John Rolfe
What is the name of the system that forced Native Americans to work for the Spanish?
Encomienda System
What was the purpose of the missions sent to New Spain?
To convert Native Americans to Christianity
What was the significance of "The Starving Time" in Jamestown?
The population reduced from 400 to 100
What was the outcome of John White's return to Roanoke?
Everyone was gone and the word CROATOAN was carved in a tree
Who sent Sir Walter Raleigh to colonize North America for England?
Queen Elizabeth I
What term refers to the invisible line that divided land ownership between Portugal and Spain?
Treaty of Tordesillas
What did the Spanish rely on Native Americans for?
(3 main jobs in New Spain)
farming, ranching, gold and silver mining
How did the Protestant Reformation and the Counter Reformation influence colonization in North America?
Disagreements between the religions led to exploration and colonization to spread Christianity
What was the purpose of the viceroy sent to New Spain under Kind Charles V
To oversee the activities in New Spain
Who was the leader of the English colonies that helped establish Jamestown?
John Smith
What is the term used for the Spanish people to convert Native Americans to Christianity?
Mission
What did England and France want in North America? (2 things)
Land and resources
What was the reason for the first failed attempt in Roanoke Island? (2 things)
They ran out of supplies and the Native Americans stopped helping them
Why did England choose that location for Jamestown? (2 reasons)
Deep water for unloading ships and was easy to defend
Who was the Spanish King that sent a viceroy to New Spain?
King Charles V
What is the cash crop that became important to Jamestown?
Tobacco
What happened after the French took control of Florida? (2 things)
Pedro Menendez de Aviles was sent to take it back and form a settlement in St. Augustine
What led to the establishment of a plantation economy in the south?
The successful growth of tobacco as a cash crop
What did Francis Drake do to upset the Spanish? (2 things)
He looted the Spanish Treasure Ships and burned down St. Augustine
Who took control of Florida and caused Spain to be unhappy?
Jean Ribault
What is the term for people who work for a set number of years in exchange for land?
indentured servant
Follow up: 100 pts - how many years was a typical span of time for an indentured servant to work?
The first English government assembled in North America
What was the structure of the class systems for the encomienda system? (must have all 4 in order)
Peninsular, Criollo, Mestizo, Native American
How did the Virginia Company afford the trip to Jamestown?
They invited shareholders to finance the ships in exchange for profits from the new land