colony
a land controlled by another nation
conquistador
the Spanish soldiers, explorers, and fortune hunters who took part in the conquest of the Americas in the 16th century.
mestizo
mixed blood line between the Spanish in the native Americans
encomienda
Spanish slavery system
New France
France's colonial empire in North America
Jamestown
Colonists claimed land
pilgrims
a person who journeys to sacred place for religious reasons
puritans
Sought religious freedom from England's Anglican church
New Netherland
Dutch holdings in North America
French & Indian War
A dispute over land claims in the Ohio Valley
what was the significance of Columbus' voyage?
start bringing Europeans to the "new world
Magellan himself died in the Philippines. what was the importance of his voyage?
first circumnavigation of the globe
what factors helped the Spanish defect the Aztecs?
superior weapons & horses---fighting skills, diseases
how did the Spanish treat the people they conquered?
forced people into farm, march, and ranch
what was unique about the Spanish colonization of the lands of New Mexico?
missions, forts, and small ranches became headquarters for advancing the Catholic religion
why did the native Americans need more land than the European colonists?
hunting, fishing, and agriculture
how did native Americans and Europeans views of land ownership differ?
native Americans saw it as shared land and europeans saw it as a one time deal (land sold permanently)
how did these differences affect how both groups views land treaties?
the religions caused problems
why were the puritans at first so interested in converting the Native Americans?
they (natives) were considered as heathens (people w/o a faith)
how did native Americans react to attempts to convert them?
they resisted
what differences would you say finally led to war between the two groups?
New England colonists set out to remove or destroy a native societies; Native Americans develop a similarly hard view toward the white invaders