Chapter 7: "The Fight for a Continent"

Why did Spain want to establish a colony in Florida?

• to participate in established trade routes to Europe

• to prevent the French and English from gaining a foothold

• to prevent Native Americans from expanding their territories

• to form an alliance with the Native Americans living there

What was NOT one of Pedro Menendez de Aviles' goals in Florida?

• discovering natural resources

• taking control of Florida

• defeating the French

• finding the French

Which of the following BEST describes what the Spanish found in New Mexico?

• farmland

• gold

• silver

• grassland

Which of the following does NOT describe a hacienda in New Mexico?

• source of cash crops

• workplace for enslaved Native Americans

• self-sufficient community

• large estate

Which of the following BEST explains the reason for the Pueblo revolt?

• The Spanish wanted to expand their territory.

• The Spanish wanted the Pueblo to leave the area.

• The Pueblo wanted to own New Mexico.

• The Pueblo were being mistreated by the Spanish.

What was the result of the Pueblo Revolt?

• The Spanish were driven out of New Mexico.

• The Pueblo were forced into slavery.

• The Spanish took over New Mexico.

• The Pueblo were forced to move to Mexico.

From whom did the French settlers learn to make birch-bark canoes?

• English settlers

• Native Americans

• Spanish explorers

• slaves

Why did the French want to explore the Mississippi?

• to find new lands to build trading posts

• to expand their colonies to Mexico

• to prevent the Spanish from taking control

• to meet more Native Americans and become allies

What is one way the French tried to find the Northwest Passage?

• by establishing colonies

• by building trading posts

• by exploring the Mississippi

• by talking to traders

Which of the following contributed to the success of New Orleans as a trading center?

• warm climate and a good growing season

• the distance from Canada

• its founding by the French

• its location near the mouth of a river