Colonization of North America/Spanish Colonization

Which of the following countries sent people to create permanent settlements in the Americas?

• England

• Russia

• Ireland

• Turkey

What were early colonists in search of?

• better opportunities

• less religious freedom

• economic dependence

• more government control

What did the colonists face when they arrived in the Americas?

• shops and stores

• various crops

• many challenges

• villages

________ landed on the coast of Florida in 1513 and claimed the land for Spain.

• Juan de Onate

• Menendez de Aviles

• King Phillip II

• Juan Ponce de Leon

In 1565, ________ and his men landed in Florida and named the colony St. Augustine.

• Juan de Onate

• Pedro Menendez de Aviles

• King Philip II

• Juan Ponce de Leon

In 1598, ________ led an expedition through the Southwest and named the settlement New Mexico.

• Juan de Onate

• Menendez de Aviles

• King Philip II

• Juan Ponce de Leon