Lesson 2.1 Spanish colonization

A religious settlement run by Catholic priests and friars; a settlement that aims to spread a religion to a new area

• settlement

• mecca

• mission

• fort

A person born in Spain’s American colonies to Spanish parents

• mestizo

• conquistador

• creole

• peninsular

A peninsular is...

• A person from England who held a position of power in a Spanish colony

• A person from Spain who held a position of power in a Spanish colony

• A person from Spain who owned a pony in a Spanish colony

• A person from Spain who held a position of power in a French colony

A mestizo is....

• In Spain’s American colonies, a person of mixed Spanish and Muslim background

• In Spain’s American colonies, a person of Spanish background

• In Spain’s American colonies, a person of mixed English and Indian background

• In Spain’s American colonies, a person of mixed Spanish and Indian background

Which is NOT a reason the Spanish was able to conquer two great empires?

• The Spanish had superior military equipment.

• The American Indians didn't fight as hard as they might have.

• Many Indians died from diseases that the Spanish were immune to.

• The Spanish had many more soldiers.

Who traveled through much of Florida looking for the Fountain of Youth?

• Juan Ponce de León
• Christopher Columbus
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Hernando de Soto

Which Spaniard explored much of the Southwest looking for the seven cities of gold?

• Francisco de Orellana
• Juan Ponce de León
• Hernán Cortés
• Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

Why did the Spanish king make the Laws of Indies setting up settlements?

• To increase the Spanish monarchy's wealth through taxation.
• Because the conquistadors were poor rulers.

• To promote trade with other European countries.
• To establish military bases for defense.

Why did de Las Casas think that Africans would be good to replace forced Indian laborers?

• De Las Casas believed Africans wanted to come to America.

• De Las Casas thought Africans would work for lower wages than Indians.
• De Las Casas believed Africans were more skilled in agriculture than Indians.
• De Las Casas thought Africans would be good because they were used to hard work in Africa.

Why didn't the Spanish continue exploring the northern borderlands?

• They were told by the Spanish king to let the rest of Europe explore there.

• The northern borderlands were too cold for exploration.
• They had already explored all possible routes in the north.
• They faced strong Indian resistance in the northern borderlands.