1. Chapter 4 Social Studies

2. What did the Spanish start in the borderland of New Spain to convert the Native Americans to Christianity?

3. missions

4. The Mayflower brought the Pilgrims to what present day state?

5. Massachusetts

6. What was England’s first permanent settlement in North America?

7. Jamestown

8. Which colony made huge profits as a result of tobacco sales to Europe?

9. Virginia

10. The Spanish needed workers to grow crops and to mine for gold
The Spanish needed workers to grow crops and to mine for gold. They forced the __________ they conquered into slavery.

11. Native Americans

12. ______ wrote a book called A Description of New England
______ wrote a book called A Description of New England. This book inspired people to travel to North America to start a new life.

13. John Smith

14. A colony ruled by a monarch is a ________.

15. Royal colony

16. In the 1600’s a group of English merchants wanted to try again to start a colony in Virginia. With the approval of King James, they set up the ___________.

17. Virginia Company

18. The first permanent Spanish settlement in North America was _________________.

19. St. Augustine

20. A large Spanish estate where cattle and sheep are raised is called _________.

21. hacienda

22. The male landowning members of the Virginia Colony elected people to represent them in their legislature. What does legislature mean in the sentence above?

23. Law making branch of government

24. ______ made a law in Jamestown that the colonists had to work if they wished to eat.

25. Captain John Smith

26. Which leader became the governor of the Plymouth Colony?

27. William Bradford

28. Louisiana was a French colony
Louisiana was a French colony. In 1712, Louisiana was turned into a _________. This meant that the French king gave the whole colony to one person.

29. Proprietary colony

30. Why did the French and Dutch set up colonies?

31. They wanted to trade furs, and they wanted to compete with Spain and England.

32. With which settlers did Native Americans mainly fight in the Powhatan Wars?

33. The English

34. Which part of North America did La Salle claim for France in 1684?

35. Mississippi River Valley

36. In 1608, the first French settlement was founded along the St
In 1608, the first French settlement was founded along the St. Lawrence River. It was the first French settlement. What was its name?

37. Quebec

38. The Virginia Company paid for people’s passage, or trips to Virginia
The Virginia Company paid for people’s passage, or trips to Virginia. In return, the people agreed to work without pay for a length of time. These people were ___________.

39. Indentured servants

40. How did Tisquantum, or Squanto, help the first colonists in New England?

41. He taught them how to farm and fish.

42. What is part ownership in a colony called?

43. stock

44. Money left over after all the costs have been paid is a _______.

45. profit

46. A Spanish fort is called __________.

47. presidio

48. Another word for a “partner” is an _________.

49. ally

50. A system of government where people make their own laws is called ____________.

51. Self-government

52. A political idea that the majority should have the power to make decisions for the whole group is ________________.

53. Majority rule

54. A word that means to “to speak for” is called ___________.

55. represent

56. What do we call areas of land near borders between countries, colonies, or regions is ______________.

57. borderlands