Spanish Colonies in the Americas

Spanish Colonies in the Americas

New Spain

• Spain's colony in the America's was called New Spain.

• The Spanish forced American Indians to mine silver and gold or to work on farms. 

• A class structure was established in New Spain. 

Multiple Choice

Spain's colony in the Americas was called

• Love

• Mexico

• New Spain

• Portugal

Missions

• Missionaries started missions to spread Spanish culture, Christianity, as well as to help control the colony. 

• Missionaries are people who taught their religion to Native Americans

• In general, contact with the Spanish was harmful to American Indians.

Multiple Choice

People who taught their religion to Native Americans were called

• encomienda

• missionaries

• St. Augustine

• class rank

Native Americans

• Gold and Silver were the riches mined by Native Americans and sent back to Spain

• An encomienda was a grant that allowed settlers to control Native Americans

Multiple Choice

What was the main reason Spain began to settle in the Americas

• Gold and silver

• They wanted a vacation.

• They were bored of Spain.

Open Ended

Aside from getting riches from the gold and silver from the Americas, what was another reason Spain settled in the Americas.

Poll

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