Early American Colonies

What country was Christopher Columbus from?

• Spain

• England

• France

• Netherlands

Which resources did Spain get rich on from the New World?

• Silver

• Gold

• Pigs

• Slaves

A land ruled by another country is called a __________.

• Viceroy

• Country

• Colony

• Estate

Large farms are sometimes called _________.

• massive farms

• plantations

• haciendas

• Missions

The practice of holding someone against their will and making them work without pay is called __________.

• indentured servant

• plantation

• colonizing

• slavery

Which group of people did the Spanish take as slaves first?

• Africans

• Native Americans

• Canadians

• Irish

True or False? Diseases such as measles, smallpox and the flu killed thousands of Native Americans.

• True

• False

What was Bartolome de Las Casas known for? (more than one is correct)

• He took great amounts of slaves to run his plantation.

• He spoke out against the mistreatment of slaves.

• He was a famous worker on a plantation in New Spain.

• He became the governor of New Spain.

As Native American slaves died or escaped, Spanish colonists began taking ____________ as slaves.

• Africans

• Canadians

• French

• Italians

What was the first permanent settlement in what is now the United States?

• El Camino Real

• Mexico City

• St. Augustine

• Santa Fe