Chapter 4Chapter 4European SettlementsEuropean Settlements

Lesson 1Lesson 1

New SpainNew SpainPages 144-149Pages 144-149

New SpainNew Spain

• Quick SummaryQuick Summary

• This lesson describes Spanish This lesson describes Spanish exploration and settlement of North exploration and settlement of North America. America.

ObjectivesObjectives

• Explain when, where, and why the Explain when, where, and why the Spanish colonized North America.Spanish colonized North America.

• Describe how the Spanish tried to Describe how the Spanish tried to maintain control of North America.maintain control of North America.

• Describe the introduction of slavery Describe the introduction of slavery into the Americas.into the Americas.

• Summarize the contribution so Summarize the contribution so Spanish colonization in the AmericasSpanish colonization in the Americas

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• Why did the Spanish colonists need Why did the Spanish colonists need many workers?many workers?

• To grow their crops, to mine gold and To grow their crops, to mine gold and silver, and to build and provide silver, and to build and provide services in their cities.services in their cities.

• Crops included sugarcane, tobacco, Crops included sugarcane, tobacco, coffee, cocoa, and cotton that were coffee, cocoa, and cotton that were shipped to and sold in Spain.shipped to and sold in Spain.

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• How did workers transport heavy How did workers transport heavy materials?materials?

• Wagons pulled by oxen.Wagons pulled by oxen.

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• Why did the Spanish build the Why did the Spanish build the Castillo de San Marcos in St Castillo de San Marcos in St Augustine?Augustine?

• To protect Spanish settlers from any To protect Spanish settlers from any attackers.attackers.

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• How can you categorize the ways How can you categorize the ways animals changed life for the Indians?animals changed life for the Indians?

• Horses; for hunting and war; sheep: Horses; for hunting and war; sheep: for clothing and blankets; cattle: for for clothing and blankets; cattle: for livestock.livestock.

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missionaries to the borderlands?missionaries to the borderlands?

• To persuade the American Indians to To persuade the American Indians to become Catholics and loyal Spanish become Catholics and loyal Spanish subjects.subjects.

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• How did this system of roads help How did this system of roads help the Spanish missionaries?the Spanish missionaries?

• Roads linked the missions with each Roads linked the missions with each other and with nearby presidios.other and with nearby presidios.

Summarize Key ContentSummarize Key Content

• Spain created settlements in North Spain created settlements in North America to obtain riches, to expand its America to obtain riches, to expand its kingdom, and to convert Indians.kingdom, and to convert Indians.

• Spain built presidios and missions to Spain built presidios and missions to organize and control its land claimsorganize and control its land claims

• The Menendez de Aviles expedition The Menendez de Aviles expedition founded St. Augustine, and the founded St. Augustine, and the Franciscans established missions from Franciscans established missions from Florida to California.Florida to California.

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• CATEGORIZE Name some of the CATEGORIZE Name some of the reasons colonists and missionaries reasons colonists and missionaries came to New Spain.came to New Spain.

• Colonists came to seek their Colonists came to seek their fortunes; missionaries came to fortunes; missionaries came to convert Native Americans to convert Native Americans to Catholicism. Catholicism.

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• 1 BIG IDEA Why did colonists come to 1 BIG IDEA Why did colonists come to settle in New Spain?settle in New Spain?

• They were seeking gold, silver, land, They were seeking gold, silver, land, and other materials. and other materials.

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• 2 VOCABULARY Use the terms 2 VOCABULARY Use the terms haciendahacienda and and self-sufficientself-sufficient in a in a sentence about New Spain.sentence about New Spain.

• Many ranchers who lived on Many ranchers who lived on haciendas were self-sufficient haciendas were self-sufficient because they raised their own because they raised their own livestock and crops. livestock and crops.

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• 3 TIME LINE How long after New Spain 3 TIME LINE How long after New Spain was formed was St. Augustine settled?was formed was St. Augustine settled?

• 30 years 30 years

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• 4 GEOGRAPHY How did the location 4 GEOGRAPHY How did the location of New Spain affect the way the of New Spain affect the way the Spanish settled on the land? Spanish settled on the land?

• B/c New Spain was spread across a B/c New Spain was spread across a large area, the Spanish had to build large area, the Spanish had to build presidios to protect their presidios to protect their settlements.settlements.

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• 5 CRITICAL THINKING—Hypothesize 5 CRITICAL THINKING—Hypothesize What do you think might have What do you think might have happened if the Spanish had not built happened if the Spanish had not built presidios?presidios?

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