Social Studies - Chapter Three Study Guide

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Vocabulary Words:
Monopoly​: Control over a certain area.

Encomienda System:​ Spanish government allowing Spanish to take land and control Indians.

Missionaries:​ A person who is sent to another country to tell others about their religion.

Puritan:​ Someone who wanted to change the Church of England – came over to worship freely.

Royal Province:​ An area controlled and governed by a king or queen.

Indentured Servant:​ Agree to work without getting paid, get a passage to America in exchange.

Mayflower Compact:​ An agreement that Pilgrims would work together.

Louis XIV:​ A ruler of a European colonial power, encouraged settlers to come to North America.

House of Burgesses​: Towns chose two people to represent. First representative body.

Key Information on the Colonies:

New Spain: (Key Location: St. Augustine)
Motivation: Gold, God, and Glory
- Forced Timucuan Indians to work and adapt to their customs.
- Wanted full claim to land and all resources in New Spain
- Pedro Menendez de Aviles used troops to keep St. Augustine for Spanish claim.

New England Colonies: (Key Locations: Lost Colony of Roanoke, Jamestown, Plymouth)
Motivation: Wealth, and for some colonies, religious freedom
- Settlers built homes & started governments after English rulers issued royal charters.
- Tobacco was the most important cash crop that saved the first permanent settlement.
- Great climate to grow crops because it was warm and moist.
Puritans, Pilgrims, & New England:
- Many colonists and puritans wanted to leave England so they could practice any religion
they wanted, most colonists came because of freedom of religion and not money.
Pilgrims had a harder time than Puritans.

New France (Key Location: Quebec):

Motivation: The Northwest Passage and Wealth
- French were searching for the Northwest Passage
- Made Money in the Fur Trade
- Typically had a good relationship with the Native Americans
- Small settlements - Royal Provinces governed by the King
New Netherland (The Dutch):
Motivation: The Northwest Passage and Wealth with the fur trade
- Settled in the New York State area
- Made Money in the Fur Trade
- Typically had a good relationship with the Native Americans - many settlers married
Native American Women

New Sweden (Key Location: Fort Christina):

Motivation: Wealth in the fur trade and tobacco growth
- Peaceful relationship with the Natives
- Eventually taken over by New Netherland colonies

Can you answer the big question:

- Why do people leave their homelands?