Chapter 4 Social Studies

What did the Spanish start in the borderland of New Spain to

convert the Native Americans to Christianity?

missions

The Mayflower brought the Pilgrims to what present day

state?

Massachusetts

What was England’s first permanent settlement in North

America?

Jamestown

Which colony made huge profits as a result of tobacco sales to

Europe?

Virginia

The Spanish needed workers to grow crops and to mine for gold. They forced the __________ they

conquered into slavery.

Native Americans

______ wrote a book called A Description of New England. This book inspired people to

travel to North America to start a new life.

John Smith

A colony ruled by a monarch is a ________.

Royal colony

In the 1600’s a group of English merchants wanted to try again to start a colony in Virginia. With

the approval of King James, they set up the ___________.

Virginia Company

The first permanent Spanish settlement in North America was

_________________.

St. Augustine

A large Spanish estate where cattle and sheep are raised is

called _________.

hacienda

The male landowning members of the Virginia Colony elected

people to represent them in their legislature. What does

legislature mean in the sentence above?

Law making branch of government

______ made a law in Jamestown that the colonists had

to work if they wished to eat.

Captain John Smith

Which leader became the governor of the Plymouth

Colony?

William Bradford

Louisiana was a French colony. In 1712, Louisiana was turned into a _________. This meant that the French king gave the whole colony to one person.

Proprietary colony

Why did the French and Dutch set up colonies?

They wanted to trade furs, and they wanted to compete with

Spain and England.

With which settlers did Native Americans mainly fight in the

Powhatan Wars?

The English

Which part of North America did La Salle claim for France in

1684?

Mississippi River Valley

In 1608, the first French settlement was founded along the

St. Lawrence River. It was the first French settlement. What

was its name?

Quebec

The Virginia Company paid for people’s passage, or trips to

Virginia. In return, the people agreed to work without pay for a

length of time. These people were ___________.

Indentured servants

How did Tisquantum, or Squanto, help the first colonists in New

England?

He taught them how to farm and fish.

What is part ownership in a colony called?

stock

Money left over after all the costs have been paid is a _______.

profit

A Spanish fort is called __________.

presidio

Another word for a “partner” is an _________.

ally

A system of government where people make their own laws is

called ____________.

Self-government

A political idea that the majority should have the power to make decisions for the whole group is

________________.

Majority rule

A word that means to “to speak for” is called ___________.

represent

What do we call areas of land near borders between countries,

colonies, or regions is ______________.

borderlands