Chapter 6, Lesson 1 Spanish and French Colonization

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Chapter 6, Lesson 1 Spanish and French
Colonization
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The Spanish in New Mexico

• WHERE in North America was the colony located?

• North of Rio Grande River
• Near El Paso, Texas
• Southwest area of North America

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The Spanish in New Mexico
WHAT were the major settlements (cities)?

• El Paso
• Santa Fe

(St. Augustine, Florida 1st Permanent Spanish
Settlement, 1565)
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The Spanish in New Mexico
WHEN was the major settlement founded?
El Paso - 1598
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The Spanish in New Mexico
WHO helped to start the colony?

• Juan de Onate (governor)
• Spanish priests
• Spanish colonists
• Indians

Onates Message
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The Spanish in New Mexico
WHAT were the reasons for starting the colony?

• Find silver mines
• Save Indian souls

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The Spanish in New Mexico
WHAT resources did the colonists have?

• Rio Grande river
• Some crops
• Indians forced to work for them

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The Spanish in New Mexico
WHAT was the colony like?

• Encomiendas
• Missions
• hot, dry weather

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The Spanish in New Mexico
HOW did the colonists treat the native people?

• Forced Indians to work become Christians
• Made Indians pay taxes

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The French in Quebec

• WHERE in North America was the colony located?

• Northeast region
• On St. Lawrence River

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The French in Quebec
WHAT were the major settlements (cities)?

• Quebec
• (The 1st permanent French settlement in America)

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The French in Quebec
WHEN was the major settlement founded?
1608
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The French in Quebec
WHO helped to start the colony?

• Samuel de Champlain
• Farmers
• families

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The French in Quebec
WHAT were the reasons for starting the colony?

• Looking for precious metals
• Fish/fur trade ()

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The French in Quebec
WHAT resources did the colonists have?

• Fish
• Fur
• River ocean
• Wild game (hunting)

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The French in Quebec
WHAT was the colony like?

• Trading fort
• Cold winters

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The French in Quebec
HOW did the colonists treat the native people?

• Traded w/Indians