Chapter 4
European Settlements
STUDY GUIDE
C4 STUDY GUIDE
• Mission-
• to spread Christianity, Spanish missionary
built small religious settlements in what is
now the states of GA, FL, TX, NM, AZ, CL
Know the following terms:
• Armada
• fleet of warships
Know the following terms:
• Mayflower Compact-
• An agreement among the men on the
Mayflower to govern themselves
Know the following terms:
• Hacienda-
• a self-sufficient estate where ranchers
produce most of what they need to live.
Know these People
• Francis Drake• English pirate who led a crew in sailing
around the world.
Know these People
• John Smith-
• leader of Jamestown who said, “If you
don’t work, you don’t eat.”
Short answer questions:
• Why did Spain need to establish a buffer
zone in northern New Spain?
• To protect its colonies from those of other
European countries
Short answer questions:
• What were European traders eager to get
from the Native Americans?
• Beaver fur
Short answer questions:
• What region was called Louisiana in the
1600s?
• The area between the Appalachians and
Rocky Mts.
Short answer questions:
• What was the French settlement on the
St. Lawrence River that the Hurons called
kebec?
• Quebec
Short answer questions:
• Why did the Powhatan Confederacy fight
the English settlers?
• The English seized their crops
Short answer questions:
• Why did the Pilgrims leave England?
• Religious freedom
Short answer questions:
• Where did the Pilgrims settle?
• Plymouth, Mass.