SS Chapter 3 Lesson 1: Spanish Colony in the Americas

Someone who travels to new land to persuade others to believe in a certain religion is called a

New Spain was rich in this

This is a system for ranking people, often according to wealth and power

Spanish explorers traveled deep into North America in the early...

Spanish settlers fought and conquered these people

The "upper-middle class" of New Spain settlers were born to Spanish parents and owned land.

New Spain was located in this modern area of North America

This form of Spanish government gave settlers the right to enslave N.A. & help their business.

This class of people was the largest class of people in New Spain

Spain wanted to take___ from the French & Native Americans, but didn't do so until the 1700's

Class structure: Mostly Spaniards born in Spain.Held positions in church/high government jobs.

In Social Studies terms, what is a Monarch?