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Chapter 4: European Settlement

Chapter 4: European Settlement. New Spain. Lesson 1. New Spain . The colony of New Spain was formed in 1535. Most of New Spain’s land was in Mexico and many islands in the Caribbean Sea. Colonists had to move there so Spain could protect the land they claimed. Building new spain.

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Chapter 4: European Settlement

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  1. Chapter 4: European Settlement

  2. New Spain

    Lesson 1
  3. New Spain The colony of New Spain was formed in 1535. Most of New Spain’s land was in Mexico and many islands in the Caribbean Sea. Colonists had to move there so Spain could protect the land they claimed.
  4. Building new spain After news spread of GOLD, colonists came to New Spain to try to become rich too! Many colonists worked in gold and silver mines. Over time, the Spanish built cities and brought horses to help. Spanish colonists made some American Indians slaves to help them work.
  5. Many Indians died from fighting conquistadors, disease and overwork. Indians kept catching diseases. Bartolome de Las Casas believed slavery was WRONG and fought against it. King Charles of Spain passed a law to protect Indians. The Spanish found a way to get other workers. They brought slaves from Africa.
  6. The Spanish Borderlands Spain wanted to protect its colonies from other Europeans. The Spanish created a buffer zone where they built presidios (forts) and safe places for settlers to live. The first permanent (long-lasting) settlement outside of Mexico/Caribbean was in St. Augustine, Florida in 1565.
  7. Pirates and Indians raiders kept attacking Spanish forts. In 1672 the Queen of Spain FINALLY sent money to pay for a huge stone presidio. After 23 years the Castillo de San Marcos was strong enough to protect the Spanish colonies. It was actually hundreds of presidios stretching from Florida to California.
  8. Ranches and Haciendas Gold and silver were hard to find, so settlers had to make money by farming. Colonists traded with natives to get what they needed. To survive, the Spanish brought horses to plow fields and sheep for wool. The more successful haciendas became, the less the farmers needed help and money from Spain.
  9. Hacienda
  10. Missions The king sent missionaries to New Spain to convert (change) the natives to Christianity. The first successful missionaries were a group of priests called the Franciscans. They built missions in what are now: Georgia, Florida, Texas, New Mexico and California.
  11. Some Indians converted and were happy as Catholics, and others were forced to do work against their will. Unhappy Native Americans destroyed churches and Spanish buildings. To protect the missions, the Spanish government built roads linking them to nearby forts. The road system was called “El Camino Real” or “The Royal Road.”
  12. Write a Letter… Imagine you are Las Casas. Write a letter to the king persuading him to end slavery in New Spain. Use your book to help you include at LEAST 3 details and true facts. Did you include true facts? Did you write in complete sentences with capitalization and punctuation? Did you put forth your best effort? THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL BE GRADED ON.
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