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Blue 7 Colonization
Mr. Bass' Quiz Review Words for October 29 Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pueblo | Towns; centers of farming and trade. |
| presidio | Forts where soldiers lived |
| mission | Religious settlements run by Catholic priests and friars. |
| peninsulare | Born in Spain; held the highest jobs in the colonial government and the Catholic Church. They also owned large tracts of land, rich gold, and silver mines. |
| encomienda | right given by the Spanish government to Spanish settlers to demand labor or taxes from Native Americans. |
| creole | A person born in Spain's American colonies to Spanish parents; social class below the peninsulare. |
| viceroy | The governer of a country who rules as a representative of the King or Queen. |
| mestizo | In Spanish colonies, person of mixed Spanish and Indian background. People of mixed Spanish and Indian background; class below the creoles. |
| conquistador | Spanish word for conquerer. |
| colony | A group of people who move to a new land and are ruled by the government of their native land. |
| charter | A legal document giving certain rights to a person or company. |
| missionaries | A person who tries to spread certain religious beliefs among a group of people. |
| convert | A person who changes religious beliefs. |
| coureurs de bois | Phrase meaning "runner of the woods;" trapper or trader in New France. |
| northwest passage | a water route through or around North America |
| burgess | The representative of a borough in the English House of Commons |
| cash crop | Crop sold for money. |
| Cortes | Set out to seize the Aztec's gold; marched into Tenochtitlan and held Montezuma prisoner. |
| Pizarro | In 1532, captured Incan emperor Atahualpa and much of his army. |
| de Las Casas | Harsh conditions due to hunger, disease, and mistreatment let this priest to journey to Spain and ask the King to protect the Indians. |
| Cartier | Explored St. Lawrence River |
| Hudson | Explored east coast of North America and the Hudson River. |
| de Champlain | Explored St. Lawrence River valley; Founded Quebec. |
| Marguette | Explored along the Mississippi River. |
| Minuit | Led a group of Dutch settlers to the mouth of the Hudson River; bought Manhattan Island from the local Indians. |
| John Smith | English explorer who helped found the colony at Jamestown, Virginia; was said to have been saved by Pocahontas |
| Pocahontas | Daughter of Powhatan; married John Rolfe after converting to Christianity. She is said to have said Captain John Smith's life. |
| Rolfe | Married Pocahontas; One of the early English settlers of North America. He is credited with the first successful cultivation of tobacco as an export. |
| Raleigh | English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England |
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