1. The Spanish Colonies
Chapter 4, Lesson 1, pg

2. Many European countries claimed the same land.
New Spain
Competing Claims
Many European countries claimed the same land.
Native Americans already lived on the lands claimed by Europeans.
The groups often ignored each other’s claims

3. New Spain (cont.)
Spain learned claiming land was not the same as controlling it.
To protect its claims, Spain formed colonies to govern the people there.
The colony of New Spain was formed in

4. Slavery in the Americas
Some Europeans began settling in the Americas because they hoped to get rich.
Others came to start large farms called plantations.

5. Slaver in the Americas (cont)
The Growth of Slavery
The Spanish forced Native Americans into slavery so that they could grow crops and mine gold and silver.
Many Native Americans died from:
Hunger
The work they did
Diseases brought by settlers

6. Slavery in the Americas (cont.)
Bartolome de Las Casas spoke in favor of better treatment for Native Americans.
As Native Americans died, Africans were captured and forced into slavery.

7. Settling the Borderlands
Spain realized they needed to protect their northern borders, which included land from California to Florida.

8. Settling the Borderlands (cont.)
The Spanish built presidios, or forts in the borderlands.
St. Augustine was built in Florida. It was the first European settlement in what is now the U.S.

9. Settling the Borderlands
Spain’s main goal in settling the borders was to protect its empire.
The Spanish king chose leaders to govern each settlement. (not elected)
The king also sent missionaries to convert Native Americans to Christianity.

10. Settling Borderlands
Missionaries built religious settlements called missions in the southern half of North America.
In 1610, Missionaries helped to establish Santa Fe in the New Mexico Colony.

11. Life in the Borderlands
Some Native Americans chose to stay at missions and adopt a new way of living and working
Spanish settlers built missions to convert Native Americans to Christianity.
Some Native Americans were forced to work and fought back by tearing down churches and other buildings

12. Life in the Borderlands (cont.)
Some Native Americans learned to tame horses and use them for hunting and war.
Some Spanish settlers built large homes or haciendas where they had horses and raised cattle and sheep.
Some Native Americans learned raise sheep and use their wool to make clothing.