Spanish Colonization

What is a "Peninsular"?

• A Spaniard living in New Spain who is at the top of the rigid class system

• A person living in New Spain born of Spanish parents

• A person who is enslaved by the New Spain colonists

• A person with wealth and power living on a peninsula in New Spain

Check all the reasons why the Spanish explored and settled in New Spain.

• power

• wealth

• spread Christianity

• freedom from Spain

What is true about St. Augustine, Florida?

• It was the only colony settled by Spain.

• It was the first European permanent settlement in America.

• The French burned it down.

• Ponce de Leon found Fountain of Youth in St. Augustine.

True or False? A Spanish missionary is a person who tries to convince others to believe in the Catholic religion

• true

• false

What were the two goals of the Spanish missions?

• To teach the Native Americans how to defend themselves

• To teach the Native Americans the Spanish way of life

• To teach Native Americans the Catholic religion

• To teach the Native Americans how to raise cattle.

Spain launched expeditions and hoped to become the richest and the most powerful country.

• True

• False

The Treaty of Tordesillas

(check all that apply)

• divided North and South America between Portugal and Spain

• stated that Portugal could only claim what is now Brazil in the New World

• allowed Portugal to set up colonies and trade routes closer to their African colonies

• forced all other countries to give up land claims in the Americas

The Spanish King sent _______ to govern the new colonies.

• military generals

• governors

• viceroys

• priests

A system that gave Spanish settlers the right to take land from the Natives as well as control them and use them for labor was called the

• rigid class system

• The Encomienda system

• the Conversion system

• the Let's Make Spain Rich System

The first permanent European settlement in the new world ws founded by

• Cortes

• Columbus

• de Leon

• de Aviles