Chapter 7 Test Review (The Fight for a Continent)

Reason for Spain's colony in Florida: _________.

• Spain didn't want France or England to gain control of new land.

• Spain wanted to escape religious persecution.

• Spain was searching for gold mines in Florida.

• Spain wanted to establish a fur trade with Native Americans.

Location of open grassland and haciendas: _________.

• New Mexico

• Florida

• California

• Texas

Reason for the Pueblo Revolt: _________

• The Pueblo were being mistreated by the Spanish.

• The Pueblo wanted to explore new lands.

• The Pueblo were invited by the Spanish to revolt.

• The Pueblo were seeking gold and riches.

Source of birch-bark canoe knowledge for French settlers: _________.

• Native Americans.

• Spanish explorers.

• English merchants.

• French priests.

Pedro Menendez de Aviles's goal in Florida: _________.

• discovering natural resources.

• establishing Spanish settlements.

• defending against French intruders.

• spreading Christianity.

Spanish discovery in New Mexico: _________.

• grassland.

• mountains.

• deserts.

• rivers.

Result of the Pueblo Revolt: _________

• The Spanish were driven out of New Mexico.

• The Pueblo people converted to Christianity.

• The Spanish established a new capital in New Mexico.

• The Pueblo people were given Spanish citizenship.

French exploration goal for the Mississippi: _________.

• to find new lands to build trading posts.

• to search for gold mines and precious stones.

• to establish new colonies for religious freedom.

• to conquer native empires for wealth.

French method to find the Northwest Passage: _________.

• by exploring the Mississippi.

• by sailing around Africa.

• by crossing the Sahara Desert.

• by building the Panama Canal.

Contributing factor to New Orleans' success as a trading center: _________.

• its location near the mouth of a river.

• its proximity to mountain ranges.

• its desert climate.

• its distance from major waterways.