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Span./Eng. Colonies

Spanish/English Colonies

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Who conquered the Aztecs after the small pox disease killed out most of the natives in the Aztec Empire? Hernando Cortes
Who was the Aztec leader that tried to make peace with Cortes, but was later killed by his own Aztec people? Moctezuma
What was the area that the conquistadors of Spain conquered 10 years later, after they had conquered Mexico from the Aztecs? South America
What was the name of the Spanish conquistador that conquered the Incas in South America? Francisco Pizarro
Who was the name of the leader of the Inca Empire in South America, who was defeated and captured by Francisco Pizarro? Atahualpa
What was the name of the Inca capital that was conquered by the Spanish in South America? Cuzco
What are known as Spanish rulers that controlled the nation of Spain? The monarchs
What are the 3 reasons that Spain conquered the “New World”? God-Spread Catholicism, Gold-Mine for gold in a different area, & Glory-To conquer a new land for Spain
What are the name of the plantations that the Spanish conquerors created in the “New World”? Encomiendas
What did enslaved natives mined for the Spanish? Gold and Silver
What did the enslaved natives also do for their Spanish conquerors in the “New World”? plantation growth & manual labor
What two groups of people were enslaved by the Spanish in the “New Spain”? Native Americans & African tribes
What was considered the upper social class in the Spanish social system in the New World? Peninsulares
What was considered to be the 2nd social class in the Spanish social system in the New World? Creoles
What was considered to be the 3rd social class in the Spanish social system in the New World? Mestizos
What was considered to be the 4th social class in the Spanish social system in the New World? Slaves
Who did the Spanish fight against in the New World to built their oldest fort? The French
What was the name of the fort in the “New World”? St. Augustine
What type of religion was spread by the Spanish missionaries in the New World? Catholic religion
What was the problem that was developed by the Native Americans in the New World? The spread of the diseases
In the later 1500s, who did Spain fought for control of the North America areas? England
Who tried to make the 1st English colonies in the North America? Queen Elizabeth I of England
What advisor did Queen Elizabeth sent to develop a colony in North America? Sir Walter Raleigh
In 1594, where did Raleigh established a colony in North America? North Carolina
Where was the first colony located at with 117 settlers? Roanoke Island
What caused trade and food to stop for the colonists and the native people? A drought
What colony leader left back to England for help and supplies but only returned to an empty colony? John White
Who was the monarch that attempted in another colony in North America? King James I
What investors worked with King James I in establishing a new colony? The Virginia Company of England
What was the name of the new colony that England established in North America? Jamestown
The Jamestown colonies had many troubles, what were they? The water was unfit to drink, malaria was caused by mosquitoes, & the Powhatan tribes fought against them
What was the name of it colony leader that was the leader for the 1st year? John Smith
Who saved John Smith from the Powhatan tribe of North America? Pocahontas
In 1612, who introduced a new tobacco plant to the English people, which made a lot of money for the colonies? John Rolfe
By 1619, what did the colony of Virginia developed that helped them in their own colony? They developed self government
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