Spanish Conquest and Native Societies

Front

Who were the Spanish explorers that conquered the Americas?

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Conquistadors

Front

In the colonization of the Americas, did the Natives have a choice to give up their land?

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No

Front

New Spain developed social classes. Where were the Natives on the pyramid of social classes?

Back

Natives were in the bottom tier.

Front

The group of people who conquered the Americas in the name of Spain had a goal to make Spain the richest country in Europe.

Back

True

Front

French and Dutch colonization in the Americas focused on the fur trade.

Back

True

Front

Like the French and Dutch, the English came to the Americas seeking trade routes and riches but they also came seeking _____________.

Back

Religious Freedom

Front

The fur trade was not important to the Dutch.

Back

False

Front

Peter Minuit led a group of Dutch settlers up the Hudson River. Minuit officially purchased land from the Natives and called his settlement _____________.

Back

New Amsterdam

Front

The first permanent settlement in North America was ___________.

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Jamestown

Front

The Jamestown economy was based heavily on the growth of _____________.

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tobacco