Chapter 2: The European Colonization of America



Chapter 2: The European Colonization of America

Spain’s Major Explorers and Conquistadors (36-39):

• Juan Ponce de Leon:

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa:

• Ferdinand Magellan:

• Hernan Cortes:

• Francisco Pizarro:

The Spanish conquest of America mirrored the way Spain took its own land from the Muslims. This was known as the Reconquista. The Reconquista established 3 reasons for conquest (38):

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After the conquest, the Spanish used the Native Americans to drive their economic system, the encomienda (38-39):

• The Spanish did not drive the Indians from their land, but rather…

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• As a result of living together, a new mixed race formed between the Spanish and Native Americans known as the _____

The Spanish set up their colonies in a three-way system that helped sustain each other (40-41):

• Presidios:

• Missions:

• Congregaciones:

England’s Major Explorers and Privateers (43):

• John Cabot:

• Henry Hudson:

• Sir Francis Drake:

• Sir Walter Raleigh (44):

England’s Reasons for Establishing a Colony in the Americas (44):

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In 1606, English businessmen were granted a charter from the king, which allowed them to form a joint-stock company. They named their company the ______. (44)

In 1607, the first English settlement was established in the region called _____ (discovered by Raleigh) and named _____ after the king. (44)

Though the settlers had hopes for Jamestown, the settlement nearly failed (44-45):

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When the Virginia Company failed to turn a profit from its colony, the king took it away from them making it a royal colony in 1624. The Virginia colony now had a legislature known as the _____, which is significant because it is the first… (46)

The one thing that saved Virginia from failure was _____. This booming crop attracted 1000s of new colonists from England. Yet these men could not afford the trip, hence they became ______ (define). (46-47)

The English Pattern of Conquest differed from the Spanish Pattern of Conquest:

How so? (47)

Bacon’s Rebellion (identify) was important for 2 reasons:

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