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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What were the three main goals for Spain in the New World? | To search for riches (silver and gold mines were established). To expand and protect their territory in the New World. To spread their religion (Catholicism). |
| What was the first permanent Spanish colony and when was it founded? | St. Augustine, 1565 |
| What is a presidio? | A Spanish fort |
| What is a mission? | A Spanish building used as a religious center |
| What is a hacienda? | A large ranch - a place to house cattle and livestock |
| Where was New Spain's territory? | New Spain’s territory was located in modern day Mexico, Central America, Florida, Georgia, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. |
| How did the Spanish settlers interact with the Native people in the New World? | The natives living in the areas where Spain settled were sometimes enslaved and forced to build the presidios, haciendas and missions. Natives were also converted to Christianity. |
| What were the three main goals for France in the New World? | To establish a business (the fur trade). To maintain the fur trade. To find the Northwest Passage and explore the Mississippi |
| Who started the fur trade? | French explorer, Jacques Cartier. |
| Who w did the French trade with, mostly? | The Hurons |
| What was traded between them? | The Hurons wanted European goods that the French had (kettles, guns, metal tools), and the French settlers wanted to learn how to fish, hunt, trap, skin, and manufacture fur hats and garments to sell. |
| What was the first permanent French colony in the New World? | Quebec, Canada |
| Who founded Quebec, and when? | Quebec was founded by Samuel de Champlain in 1608 |
| What is portage? | To navigate the streams and tributaries of the rivers using birch bark canoes. |
| Which French explorers explored the Mississippi River? | Jolliet & Marquette |
| Who founded Louisiana colony? | Rene Robert Cavalier (aka, Sieur La Salle) |
| What is the port city that became the capital of Louisiana? | New Orleans |
| What is a proprietor? | A business owner |
| What is a royal colony? | A colony that is managed by the king or monarch |
| When did the Dutch start settling in the New World? | 1609 |
| What explorer claimed land for New Netherlands in the New World? | Henry Hudson |
| Which Native American tribe started trading with New Netherlands? | The Iroquois |
| Where was New Netherland's territory in the New World? | Modern-day New York, New Jersey, and Delaware |
| What was the first colony of the New Netherlands? | New Amsterdam (currently New York City) |
| When was New Amsterdam founded? | 1625 |