Spanish Colonial America Terms Quiz

9 Questions

Match the following terms with their definitions:

conquistador = Spanish conquerors missionaries = People sent to a foreign country in order to convert others to their religion Mestizo = People in Spanish colonial America who were of European and American Indian descent presidios = Forts built by the Spanish in colonial America, usually in what is today the Southwest United States and California

Match the following terms with their roles:

viceroy = King-appointed official who governed a province, colony, or country missions = Religious settlements usually run by Catholic priests and friars in colonial Spanish America Northwest Passage = A water route to Asia that many believed could be found through the cold waters of present-day Canada Joint-stock company = A company run by a group of investors who share the company’s profits and losses

Match the following terms with their descriptions:

Indentured servant = An individual who agrees to work without wages for a period of time in exchange for transportation to the colonies Royal colonies = English colonies that were under direct control of the Crown charter = A legal document giving certain rights to a person or company Separatists = English Protestants who wished to separate from the Anglican church

Match the following terms with their characteristics:

Puritans = English Protestants who believed in strict religious discipline and the simplification of worship in an effort to purify the Anglican church; settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 proprietary colonies = English colonies granted to an individual or group by the Crown

Match the following events with their descriptions:

Pequot War = Short outbreak of violence between English colonists and Pequot Indians in 1636 King Philip’s War = Conflict between English colonists and American Indians in New England House of Burgesses = Colonial Virginia’s representatives assembly formed in 1619 Pilgrims = English Separatists seeking religious freedom who founded Plymouth Colony in 1620

Match the following groups with their beliefs:

Quakers = Members of the Religious Society of Friends who believe in the doctrine of 'Inner Light' Pilgrims = English Separatists who founded Plymouth Colony and sought religious freedom Pequot Indians = Indigenous group involved in a violent conflict with English colonists in 1636 House of Burgesses = Representative assembly formed in Colonial Virginia in 1619

Match the following events with their outcomes:

Mayflower Compact = Framework for self-government signed on the ship Mayflower in 1620 Pequot War = Resulted in a Pequot village being set afire with significant casualties House of Burgesses = Established as Colonial Virginia's representative assembly in 1619 Quakers = Christian movement devoted to peaceful principles and pacifism

Match the following conflicts with their participants:

King Philip’s War = English colonists against American Indians in New England Pequot War = English colonists against Pequot Indians Quakers = Christian movement advocating pacifism and refusal to bear arms Pilgrims = English Separatists founding Plymouth Colony for religious freedom

Match the following groups with their roles in history:

Pequot Indians = Involved in a violent conflict with English colonists in 1636 King Philip’s War = Conflict between American Indians and English colonists in New England Mayflower Compact = Signed on the ship Mayflower, establishing self-government in Plymouth Colony Quakers = Members of a Christian movement focused on peaceful principles and pacifism

Test your knowledge on key terms related to the Spanish colonial era in America. From conquistadors and missionaries to viceroy and missions, this quiz covers important aspects of the colonial history. See how well you know the vocabulary of this historical period.