Chapter 2 - Europe Looks Outward

Narrow passage of water that connects two large bodies of water

A narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land.

to travel completely around

spanish officials granted settlers tracts of land to establish mines, ranches, and ____.

Spanish priests & friars set up ___ as centers for converting Native Americans to Christianity

A Spanish priest who helped bring about reform of the way Spanish settlers treated Native Americans

The Spanish government granted __ that included the right to demand labor and taxes from Native Americans

A system that valued colonies as a way of gaining wealth for the home country

Sea route from the Atlantic to the Pacific passing through or around North America

English explorer with a river and a bay in North America named after him