Chapter 2 The American Colonies Emerge: Test

______ led an army into the Americas to claim land for Spain and defeated the Aztec empire.

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Hernándo Cortés

• Montezuma

• Christopher Columbus

______ were Spanish explorers, that sought gold and silver.

• Aztec

• Indentured servants

• Powhatans

• Conquistadors

A _____ was person of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry.

• Peninsulares

• Mestizo

• Peasants

• Monarchs

System used by Spanish landlords to force natives to farm, ranch, and mine.

• Headrights System

• Judicial System

• Market System

• Encomienda System

The _______ colony was the first permanent English settlement in North America.

• Jamestown

• New England

• Plymouth

• Rhode Island

Which French explorer discovered and named La Florida?

• Samuel de Champlain

• Jacques Cartier

• Juan Ponce de León

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

Colonial leader, _____ forced colonists to farm at Jamestown and persuaded the nearby Powhatan people to provide food to the starving colonists.

• John Winthrop

• Roger Williams

• John Smith

• Anne Hutchins

Type of colony that was under direct control of the king.

• Royal Colony

• Proprietary Colony

• Charter Colony

• Island Colony

________ allowed several investors to pool their wealth in support of a colony that would hopefully yield a profit.

• Joint-Stock Companies

• Monopolies

• Starter Colonies

• License Companies

_______ was the first governor of the Puritan settlement called “City upon a Hill” or Massachusetts.

• John Winthrop

• William Penn

• Metacom

• Roger Williams