Spanish Colonization

The Timucuan Indians and the French

• were at war before the Spanish arrived.

• worked with the viceroys from France and converted to Christianity.

• had good relationships but were forced into labor by the Spanish.

• all the above

Spain launched expeditions and hoped to become the richest and the most powerful country.

• True

• False

In 1585 to 1586 ________ sailed from England and began attacking Spanish possessions in North ans South America.

• Sir Francis Drake

• Sir Walter Raleigh

• Sir Paul McCartney

• Sir Duke

What is true about St. Augustine, Florida?

• It was the only colony settled by Spain.

• It was the first European permanent settlement in America.

• The French burned it down.

• Ponce de Leon found Fountain of Youth in St. Augustine.

A system that gave Spanish settlers the right to take land from the Natives as well as control them and use them for labor was called the

• rigid class system

• The Encomienda system

• the Conversion system

• the Let's Make Spain Rich System

The location of the first permanent European settlement in the new world

• all the choices are correct

• was loaded with gold and silver

• had no Native Americans living there

• was it an excellent location on the coast for shipping and protection

The Spanish King sent _______ to govern the new colonies.

• military generals

• governors

• viceroys

• priests

The Mestizo included

• those born to Spanish parents

• those born in Spain

• those of Spanish and American Indian/African background

• Indians and Africans

What is a "Peninsular"?

• A Spaniard living in New Spain who is at the top of the rigid class system

• A person living in New Spain born of Spanish parents

• A person who is enslaved by the New Spain colonists

• A person with wealth and power living on a peninsula in New Spain

The first permanent European settlement in the new world ws founded by

• Cortes

• Columbus

• de Leon

• de Aviles