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European Colonies review

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What is the Mayflower?   The name of the ship the Pilgrims sailed on.  
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What is a colony?   A settlement in a new country ruled by a distant country.  
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Who were the Pilgrims?   People who left England because they were seeking religious freedom.  
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What is Plymouth?   The location where the Pilgrims settled.  
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What is a mission?   A church settlement that includes farms, houses, and schools.  
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What is a hacienda?   A huge land area owned by the Spanish.  
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Today, New Spain's land is called...   Mexico and the United States Southwest  
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Jamestown was...   the first successful English colony in North America  
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Who was the chief's daughter that helped the colonists?   Pocahontas  
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Who led the first successful colony?   John Smith  
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The English settlers first planted corn as a crop.   False (it was tobacco)  
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Spain wanted to colonize in North America to...   add to its wealth and power  
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Champlain claimed land for...   France  
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How did French settlers make money?   By trapping and trading furs  
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New York was settled by the..   Dutch  
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What were the three classes of society in New Spain?   Viceroy, middle, and lower  
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Missionaries tried to convert Native Americans to...   Roman Catholicism  
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What do you find on a hacienda?   cattle ranches farms mines lumber mills several towns and villages a large house for the owner a chapel Native American laborers different types of people - teachers, priests, doctors, carpenters, cowhands  
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