Vocabulary

Religious Persecution: The systematic mistreatment of an individual or group of individuals as a response to their religious beliefs or affiliations or lack thereof
Mayflower Pact: An agreement signed by every male passenger to establish order and majority rule among the new colony
Mestizos: Off-spring as a result of relationships between the Spaniards and Indians.
Urban: Communities consisting of gridded streets, with town halls and a church arranged around a central plaza
Presidio: Spanish fortress
Castas: Complex system of racial hierarchy
Coureurs de bois: Runner of the woods (French fur trader)
Metis:French equivelent of Spanish Mestizos

Europeans Establish Colonies

Jamestown

Spain's Empire in the Americas

Spanish Explorers of the Americas

Hernan Cortes: destroyer of the AZTEC Empire.
Francisco do Coronado: searched what is now the American Southwest in search of Cibola, one of the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.
Hernando de Soto: explored present day Florida. Founded the colonial city of Saint Augustine.

Protecting Spain's Interest

French Interest in America

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Discovering of the Americas