Chapter 7 Social Studies

Why did Spain want to establish a colony in Florida?

• to participate in established trade routes to Europe

• to prevent the French and the 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's 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 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 where 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 find gold and silver

• to meet more Native Americans and become allies

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

• by establishing colonies

• by establishing 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?

• Its warm climate and good growing season

• Its distance from Canada

• Its founding by the French

• Its location near the mouth of the river