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New Spain/New France

New Spain and New France

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Conquistadors 1st settlers in New Spain
Native Americans treated as slaves by the Spanish colonists treated fairly by the French because they traded goods with them like wool blankets, metal tools and pots and weapons
missions a small religious settlement that has homes and churches
Champlain mapped where the beavers were found along the St. Lawrence River and around the Great Lakes; he established Quebec in Canada
LaSalle Completed the journey down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico and claimed the land for France naming it Louisiana
Marquette and Joliet explored the Mississippi River and discovered it wasn't the Northwest Passage
land owned by Spain Southwest America, Florida and Mexico
land owned by France Parts of Canada, Northeast America and land along the Mississippi River
Louisiana Land claimed by France along the Mississippi River
How did the Spanish develop their colonies? Slaves- first Native Americans and then African Slaves both built presidios and missions
Why were missions so important to the Spanish? Spreading religion was very important - convert the Native Americans to being Catholic
How did thousands of Native Americans die in New Spain? fighting the Conquistadors, hunger, overwork, diseases like measles, smallpox and influenza
What riches drew people to America from Spain and France? Spain- mining gold, silver and lead France- furs
How did France get colonies build in America? King of France decreed that "if you wanted to trade furs in America you had to start a colony"
Why was exploration and settlement difficult for France in America? the conditions were harsh (swampy lands and hot weather), there was no strong leader, and not enough people to live in their colonies
Why was it important to establish colonies in New France and New Spain? To protect the lands and colonist that lived there and its natural resources
Created by: Mrs. Swiander
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