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Why did Spain want to establish a colony in Florida?
To prevent the French and English from getting a foothold.
What were Pedro Menendez de Avile's goals in Florida?
To take control of Florida and to find and defeat the French.
What did the Spanish find when they were exploring?
grasslands in New Mexico
Hacienda
a workplace for Native Americans with a self sufficient community located on a large estate.
Major reason for the Peublo Revolt?
The Pueblo people were being mistreated by the Spanish, so they drove the Spanish out of New Mexico.
What was Metacom's goal in waging war against the settlers?
To force the French out of New England.
What did the French learn to make from the Native Americans?
Birch-bark canoes
Why did the French explore the Mississippi?
To find new lands to build trading posts and to find the Northwest Passage.
Who claimed the Mississippi River Valley?
LaSalle for New France
Where was a successful trading center and why?
New Orleans, because of its location near the mouth of the Mississippi River.
Who resisted the movement of the English settlers westward?
Native Americans
What marked the beginning of the French and Indian War?
French and English began to fight over the Ohio River Valley.
What was the result of the French and Indian War?
The British took over most of New France.
What happened to the Native Americans lands as a result of the French and Indian War?
The lands became part of the British empire.
hacienda
large estates
presido
military forts
Peublo Revolt
Native American revolt in late 1600s in which the Pueblos temporarily drove the Spanish out of New Mexico.
Pedro Menendez de Aviles
commander of the Spanish fleet that defeated the French and took control of Florida claiming it for New Spain
Junipere Serra
Spanish missionary who founded Spanish missions in California
Pope
Peublo leader who lead the Pueblo Revolt against Spanish New Mexico
trading posts
places where the French and Native Americans met to trade goods.
tributary
a stream or river that flows into a larger river
Jacques Marquette
French missionary who explored the Mississippi River with Louis Jolliet
Louis Julliet
French fur trader and explorer who accompanied Jaques Marquette on an exploration of the Miss. River
Robert La Salle
continued the French exploration of the Miss. River
George Washington
built Fort Necessity, commander in French and Indian War, made French leave and captured the French.
Metacom
Massasoit chief called "King Phillip" by English, led some Nat. Amer. against the British during "King Phillip's War"
Pontiac
Ottawa leader who led Pontiac Rebellion against the British
King Phillips War
war between Nat Amer and English settlers living in New England
backcountry
in the 13 colonies, the rugged search of land near the Appalachian Mtn.
Pontiac's Rebellion
Nat Amer rebellion led by Ottawa leader Pontiac in 1763
Proclaimation of 1763
An official announcement that said colonist weren't allowed to settle on land west of the Appalachian Mtn.
French and Indian War
French attacked Fort Necessity. The British won against the French and American Indians.