New Spain

Which color on the map represents New Spain?

• Red

• Blue

• Black

A place or region that is newly settled is called a _________.

• viceroy

• crown

• settlement

• city

Which of the following was NOT part of the New Spain settlements?

• Mexico

• Texas

• California

• South Carolina

The king or queen of a country is often referred to as the ________.

• viceroy

• crown

• settlement

• governor

In New Spain, the Crown appointed a _____________, or governor, to rule each colony.

• viceroy

• captain

• president

• military

In New Spain, colonists could make their own laws.

• True

• False

Religious communities, called missions, were created to help spread which religion in New Spain?

• Methodism

• Baptists

• Protestant

• Catholicism

In New Spain, Protestants (people who were not Catholic), were often ___________________, or treated unfairly.

• persecuted

• rewarded

• supported

The economy of New Spain was largely based on _________.

• mining gold

• trading

• farming

• building

In New Spain, Native Americans were viewed as heathens, or ___________________________________.

• people who did not know about God

• people who believed in God