MH:Ch2:L2:Spain in America

The British, French, Spanish, and Dutch all explored _________________.

• the East Indies

• Canada

• Europe

• the Americas

What happened to the Aztec and Inca Empires?

• Spanish explorers conquered them and shipped their gold back to Spain.

• They united against the Spanish and forced them to leave the Americas.

• They united with the British and French explorers to fight against Spanish conquistadors.

• The Aztec Empire conquered the Inca Empire.

Because the Aztec and Inca had little immunity to European diseases, _________________.

• they traded gold, horses, guns, and cannons for medicine

• they were less able to defend themselves against Spanish takeover

• they infected Europeans with their own diseases

• the Spanish sent their doctors to take care of them in Spanish missions

The presidio, pueblo, and mission were _____________.

• Native American settlements in Florida

• the reason the United States's leader today is called a president

• the three branches of government in Spain

• kinds of Spanish settlements in the Americas

The French settlement on the St. Johns River was known as ______________.

• Tampa

• St. Augustine

• Fort Caroline

• Tallahassee

The Spanish explorer, Ponce de León, searched for _____________ that he had heard about in legends.

• a fountain of youth

• a northwest passage to Asia

• a name to give the land he was exploring

• a way to get back to Spain

St. Augustine was ____________.

• a mission in southeastern Florida

• conquered by the French, under the command of Jean Ribault, during a hurricane in 1565

• the first permanent European settlement in what would become the United States

• he name of the first Spanish colony in the Americas

One result of Cortés's conquering of the Aztec Empire was that _____________.

• he continued to explore what is today known as Mexico

• the Aztecs were forced to learn Spanish

• it encouraged other conquistadors

• Francisco Pizarro wrote him a letter

Because Mexico and Peru were rich in silver and gold, _____________.

• they were able to conquer other parts of North America where there was no gold

• conquistadors explored other parts of North America, looking for gold as well

• they paid Spanish conquistadors to stay away from their lands

• they built forts along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts

If the French controlled Florida, they ______________.

• could capture the cargo carried by Spanish ships

• would have changed the name to La Fleur

• would have taken over Spain as well

• would not have conquered the Aztec and Inca Empires