Social Studies Colonies

Question 1

colony

Answer 1

a land that is ruled by a ruler

Question 2

New spain

Answer 2

New Spain was found in mexico and the Caribbean island

Question 3

colonists came for………

Answer 3

gold and fortunes

Question 4

misson

Answer 4

A small religious settlement

Question 5

missionary

Answer 5

person sent by a church to spred there religion

Question 6

colonist

Answer 6

mined for gold and silver and used slaves to do it for them

Question 7

Native Americans

Answer 7

Many indians died from disease,

Question 8

died from

Answer 8

overwork and hunger

Question 9

needed more

Answer 9

Needed more workers- brought Africans over to be their slaves

Question 10

Spain also wanted to ……..

Answer 10

Spain also wanted to spread the Catholic faith

Question 11

french claim looking for gold and silver, but

Answer 11

brought back fur to France and was as valuable as gold

Question 12

were the french settled

Answer 12

English and Dutch were also coming over to America and settling in New Franceqq

Question 13

what the french came upon on there journy

Answer 13

French explorers began to search for other lands and came upon the Mississippi River

Question 14

what the french thought of the mississppi river

Answer 14

thought it was The Northwest Passage until they saw it flowed North and South

Question 15

french followed the mississippi river

Answer 15

Followed it South until founded what is now Louisiana