Week of August 5

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 first European colony in the Americas established in 1607 in Virginia today Spain's Empire in the Americas expansion into Caribbean and Americas lands were rich in gold and silver Spanish explorers sought riches for Spain and themselves God, glory, and gold 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 Florida New Mexico French Interest in America Northwest Passage Fur Trade  

The Colonies New England Middle Southern New England Maine and New Hampshire (1638) Massachusetts (1630) Connecticut (1636) Rhode Island (1636) Middle Vermont and New York (1626) Pennsylvania (1682) New Jersey (1664) Delaware (1638) Southern Maryland (1633) Virginia and West Virginia (1607) North Carolina (1653) South Carolina (1663) Georgia (1732)