S.S. Jeopardy Chapter 3 – Exploration and Colonization.

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Vocab New Spain Jamestown PilgrimsMixed Review

Who was a person of mixed Spanish and Indian background –

a mestizo, or a viceroy?

Mestizo

What was the name for a fort that housed Spanish soldiers in its

high brick walls?

Presidio

Besides being called “runners of the woods,” French trappers and

traders were called what?

Coureurs de bois

What did encomiendas do for Spanish settlers?

Encomiendas gave Spanish settlers the right to demand taxes or labor from Native Americans

living on the land.

What were pueblos, and in what colony could they be found?

Pueblos were where townspeople and farmers gathered in New

Spain.

Who was put in charge of the empire in America by the Spanish

King – a viceroy or a Creole?

A Viceroy

Why did Spanish settlers create New Spain?

To gain new territory, gold, and for exploration

What are the 3 kinds of settlements in New Spain?

1. Pueblos (meeting places)2. Presidios (soldier’s forts)3. Missions (where Spanish

tried to convert the Indians to Christianity)

List the order of society in New Spain from top (most important)

to bottom (least important).

PeninsularesCreolesMestizosIndians

What helped the Spanish conquistadors conquer, or defeat,

the Aztecs?

Many Aztecs died from European diseases.

Who did the landowners in Virginia elect to meet and make

laws for their colony?

Burgesses

Why was the colony of Jamestown different from

Roanoke?

Jamestown was the 1st PERMANENT colony that was

set up.

What helped the settlement of Virginia in the early 1600’s?

Name at least 2

1. A representative government2. tobacco growing

3. the arrival of women

What problems did the early settlers of Jamestown face?

Name 3

1. Colonists refused to work2. Disease

3. Impure drinking water

Who was the man that helped save Jamestown?

John Smith

Where did the Pilgrims land, and where were they supposed to land?

Plymouth, MA instead of Virginia

Why did the Pilgrims come to America from England?

To find religious freedom

What was the Mayflower Compact?

Pilgrims created it at the bottom of the boat on the way over to America; created to establish

laws

What document did the Pilgrims need to get from the king in order

to set up a colony?

A charter

Why did the Pilgrims refuse to give up, even after they caught diseases and some starved?

They thought it was God’s will for them to survive.

Who was Bartolome de Las Casas?

A priest who asked the king of Spain to stop allowing Native

Americans to be enslaved

What did the Europeans introduce to the Americas?

Name at least 2

Horsescows

diseaseswheat

bananas

What did the Native Americans introduce to Europeans?

Name at least 3

Maize (corn)PumpkinsPotatoesTomatoesPeppersCocoaSquashPeanuts

What are some reasons the Native American population

declined?

Slave labordangerous work

diseases caught from Europeans

What was Parliament?

England’s representative authority

Final Jeopardy

•Please make your wager!

Final Jeopardy Question!!

• Choose 3 of the following colonies and list their reasons for founding each:

• New France• New Spain• Jamestown• Plymouth• New Netherland

Answer:

New France– Fur trade, exploration, acquire new territory,spread Catholic religion

New Spain- gold, God, exploration, acquire new territory,spread Catholic religion

Jamestown- profit, gold

Plymouth - Religious freedom

New Netherland-profit from trade