Vocabulary and Key Ideas
Choose from these terms, missionaries, Puritan, monopoly, encomienda system
Complete the sentence: The Company of New France had a _______________________, so no one else could buy and sell furs.
monopoly
What is a royal province?
How did competition among European countries affect the settlement of North America?
European countries all wanted to claim land and resources in North America, and increase trade. They fought each other in Europe and in North America.
Read the text at the top of page 130.
John Pory worked for the Virginia Company. He wrote a letter about how Jamestown colony was doing. What is Pory describing? Why do you think Pory included this description in his letter? Explain whether this letter would encourage or discourage the Virginia Company shareholders.
Pory describes grape vines that grow wild and have wonderful, tasty fruit. The soil is rich and the climate is good for growing crops. The letter would encourage the shareholders because Jamestown would be profitable.
Suppose you were going to write historical fiction, or a story based on history, about the relationship between American Indians and Spanish missionaries in New Spain or Florida. What facts would you include? How would you show the opinions of the characters? How would you make sure that your readers were able to tell the difference between facts and fiction?
Facts can be proved, while opinions cannot because they include feelings, beliefs, and thoughts.
Choose from these terms, missionaries, Puritan, monopoly, encomienda system
The __________________________ meant that Spanish settlers could take Indians' lands and make them work for free.
Someone who agrees to work for free for a certain number of years in exchange for free food, shelter, clothing, and tools.
How did the Separatists feel about the Church of England? How did the Puritans point of view about the Church of England differ from the Separatists?
The Separatists wanted to leave the Church of England. The Puritans wanted to purify, or change, the church.
Choose from these terms, missionaries, Puritan, monopoly, encomienda system
________________________ governed and tried to convert American Indians to Catholicism in New Spain.
Missionaries
Analyze the line graph. What happened to the price of tobacco in the Virginia colony from 1720 to 1740?
It stayed the same at 2 cents per pound.
Why was the formation of the House of Burgesses important? How does its formation affect American life today?
The House of Burgesses was the first representative body in North America. Each town elected two representatives. Today, we elect representatives to speak for us.
Choose from these terms, missionaries, Puritan, monopoly, encomienda system
John Winthrop was a _______________________ because he wanted to change the Church of England.
Puritan
It stayed the same at 1 and 1/2 cents per pound. It It went from 1 and 1/2 to 2 cents a pound from 1700 to 1720, stayed the same at 2 cents from 1720 to 1740, and decreased from 2 cents to 1 and 1/2 cents in 1760.
Why did people in Europe leave their homelands?
To lead better lives by making money or worshipping freely and to be able to make decisions about how they governed themselves.
Write two short paragraphs about the cooperation between the Wampanoag Indians and the Pilgrims at Plymouth.
Include details about the initial meeting between the Wampanoag and the Pilgrims and the efforts of the two leaders, Massasoit and Governor Bradford, to come to an agreement on how the two groups should cooperate and treat each other. Describe how this agreement affected these two groups.