Chapter 4 European Settlements

Chapter 4European Settlements STUDY GUIDE

C4 STUDY GUIDE • Mission- • to spread Christianity, Spanish missionary built small religious settlements in what is now the states of GA, FL, TX, NM, AZ, CL

Know the following terms: • Armada • fleet of warships

Know the following terms: • Mayflower Compact- • An agreement among the men on the Mayflower to govern themselves

Know the following terms: • Hacienda- • a self-sufficient estate where ranchers produce most of what they need to live.

Know these People • Francis Drake- • English pirate who led a crew in sailing around the world.

Know these People • John Smith- • leader of Jamestown who said, “If you don’t work, you don’t eat.”

Short answer questions: • Why did Spain need to establish a buffer zone in northern New Spain? • To protect its colonies from those of other European countries

Short answer questions: • What were European traders eager to get from the Native Americans? • Beaver fur

Short answer questions: • What region was called Louisiana in the 1600s? • The area between the Appalachians and Rocky Mts.

Short answer questions: • What was the French settlement on the St. Lawrence River that the Hurons called kebec? • Quebec

Short answer questions: • Why did the Powhatan Confederacy fight the English settlers? • The English seized their crops

Short answer questions: • Why did the Pilgrims leave England? • Religious freedom

Short answer questions: • Where did the Pilgrims settle? • Plymouth, Mass.

Chapter 4 European Settlements