Why did Spanish colonists travel to New Spain?
Wealth AND Religious Freedom
What was the relationship like between the Native Americans and the French in New France?
The French relied on the Native Americans for trade; They joined together in battle
What was the Virginia Company's role in Jamestown?
Raise money and give direction #Investors
Why did Spain establish St. Augustine?
to force the French out and protect their shipping
Who settled in New Amsterdam? (Dutch, English, or French?)
Dutch
Who sought religious freedom? (Dutch, English, or French)
English
Who valued missionary work? (Dutch, English, or French)
French
Who raised crops and made products to sell to Europe? (Dutch, English, or French)
English
At first, they thought they had found the Northwest Passage (Dutch, English, or French)
Dutch
a religious group who left ENGLAND so they could practice their religion freely
Puritans
an agreement that Pilgrims wrote and signed describing how they would govern themselves in the Americas
Mayflower Compact
Elected assembly in colonial Virginia, created in 1618.
House of Burgesses
an explorer who sent settlers to Roanoke Island
Sir Walter Raleigh
Who were considered the most powerful people in New Spain?
Spaniards born in Spain, also known as 'peninsulares'
a system for ranking people, often according to power or wealth
class structure
