Unit 2- Chapter 4- Lesson 1 The Spanish Colonies Flashcards
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Reading Check: How did Spain protect its claims in the Americas?
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Spain Formed colonies to protect its land
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colony
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a land ruled by another country
3
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New Spain
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formed in 1535. most of its land is in Mexico and its capital was Mexico City
4
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Mexico City
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Capital of New Spain (Mexico)
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plantations
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large farms
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slavery
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The practice of holding people against their will and making them work without pay.
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borderlands
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On the edge of New Spain. The borderlands included northern Mexico and southern United States.
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presidios
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large forts on the borderlands
9
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Pedro Menendez de Aviles
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He and 1,500 solders found St. Augustine
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St. Augustine
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in Florida
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missions
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missionaries
12
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Santa Fe
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Capital of the New Mexico Colony
13
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haciendas
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estates
