Vocabulary
They wanted to convert natives to Christianity
Missionaries
Why did England establish new colonies?
religious freedom
Why did France want to establish colonies?
Fur trade
What was Spain's main reason for establishing colonies in the America's?
Gold
Movement of people, animals, plants, and diseases between the Old World and New World.
Columbian Exchange
What was England's government like in the colonies?
They set up their own governments
Who controlled the religious life in the French colonies?
Catholics
Why were Protestants persecuted by Spain?
Spain wanted everyone to be Catholic
People who were taken against their will
Slaves
Farming
Fishing
Trading
Louisiana was a proprietary colony for France. What does that mean?
ruled by on owner appointed by the king
Who governed the Spanish colonies?
Viceroys
They wanted to purify the Church of England
Puritans
Who settled in the eastern U.S. and Canada
England
What helped France with fur trading?
Becoming allies with Indigenous peoples
Who was the first to use slaves?
Spain
How was England's government in the New World different from New France and New Spain
England was allowed to set up their own government, hold meetings, and tax themselves as long as they didn't take up arms against the Crown.
Ruled by one owner appointed by the king
Proprietary Colony
They wanted to get away from the Church of England
Pilgrims
A settlement far from the country that rules it
colony
Where did Spain settle their colonies?
Southern U.S. and Mexico
What was the relationship between Spain and the Indigenous peoples?
Missionaries wanted to convert them to Christianity. Soldiers wanted to kill them. They were used as slaves.