Name ______Date ______
Chapter 7 – The Fight for a Continent- Study Guide
Lesson 1 – The Spanish Move North
1. ______- Large estates built by wealthy Spanish ranchers in North America
2. ______- Military fort built by the Spanish and used protect the missions that were built by religious leaders who tried to convert Native Americans to Christianity.
3. ______- Spanish for “the royal road,” a route that linked Spain’s colonies in the American Southwest with Mexico
4. ______- Native American revolt in the late 1600s in which the Pueblo temporarily drove the Spanish out of Mexico
5. A Spanish colony in Florida was established to prevent the ______and the ______from gaining a foothold.
6. Pedro Menendez de Aviles’s goals in Florida were finding the ______, defeating the ______, and taking control of Florida.
7. The Spanish found ______in New Mexico.
8. A hacienda in New Mexico was a workplace on a large estate with a ______community.
9. The Spanish ______the Pueblo people causing the Pueblo Revolt, which drove the Spanish out of New Mexico.
Lesson 2 – French Explore the Mississippi
10. ______- Place in colonial North America where settlers and Native Americans met to trade goods
11. ______- Stream or river that flows into a large river
12. The Native Americans taught the French settlers to make Birch Bark ______.
13. The French explored the Mississippi hoping to find new lands to build ______and hoping to find the Northwest Passage.
14. The location of New Orleans at the mouth of a ______contributed to its success as a trading center.
Lesson 3 - The French and Indian War
15. ______- War in 1670s between Native Americans and English settlers living in New England
16. ______- In the 13 colonies the rugged stretch of land near the Appalachian Mountains
17. ______- War fought by the British against the French and their Native American allies in North America, which was won by the British in 1763
18. ______- Native American rebellion led by the Ottawa leader 1763
19. ______- Law issued by King George III stating that colonists were no longer allowed to settle on land west of the Appalachian Mountains
20. Native Americans ______English settlement as the English moved west.
21. ______hoped to force the English out of New England by waging war against the settlers.
22. The French and British fought over the ______Valley at the beginning of the French and Indian War.
23. More British soldiers joined the war and helped the ______defeat the French and Indians.
24. ______took over Native Americans lands and most of New France at the end of the French and Indian War.
25. How did Pontiac’s Rebellion affect colonists? ______
26. What benefits resulted from the relationship of the French and Native Americans in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River region?
Chapter 7 – The Fight for a Continent- Study Guide
Lesson 1 – The Spanish Move North
1. hacienda
2. presidio
3. El Camino Real
4. Pueblo Revolt
5. Spanish colony in Florida was established to prevent the French and the English from gaining a foothold.
6. Pedro Menendez de Aviles’s goals in Florida were finding the French, defeating the French, and taking control of Florida.
7. The Spanish found grasslands in New Mexico.
8. A hacienda in New Mexico was a workplace on a large estate with a self-sufficient community.
9. The Spanish mistreated the Pueblo people causing the Pueblo Revolt which drove the Spanish out of New Mexico.
Lesson 2 – French Explore the Mississippi
10. trading post
11. tributary
12. The Native Americans taught the French settlers to make Birch Bark Canoes.
13. The French explored the Mississippi hoping to find new lands to build trading posts and hoping to find the Northwest Passage.
14. The location of New Orleans at the mouth of a river contributed to its success as a trading center.
Lesson 3 - The French and Indian War
15. King Phillip’s War
16. backcountry
17. French and Indian Wars
18. Pontiac’s Rebellion
19. Proclamation of 1763
20. Native Americans resisted English settlement as the English moved west.
21. Metacom hoped to force the English out of New England by waging war against the settlers.
22. The French and British fought over the Ohio River Valley at the beginning of the French and Indian War.
23. More British soldiers joined the war and helped the British defeat the French and Indians.
24. Britain took over Native Americans lands and most of New France at the end of the French and Indian War.
25. How did Pontiac’s Rebellion affect colonists?
The Proclamation of 1763 was enacted.To attempt to halt future Native American rebellions, it tried to stop
settlers from settling on land west of the Appalachian Mountains.
26. What benefits resulted from the relationship of the French and Native Americans in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River region?
They traded goods. The French learned life skills from the Native Americans like building canoes, making snow shoes, and many facts about the Mississippi River.
27. Large scale maps
28. Small scale maps