CHAPTER 7: THE FIGHT FOR A CONTINENT

By Miss Snyder

Lesson 1: The Spanish Move North

hacienda Some wealthy ranchers built

haciendas or large estates. Haciendas were often self-sufficient communities, with vegetable gardens, workshops, and mills.

presidioTo protect the mission, the Spanish built presidios, or military forts.

El Camino Real To connect New

Mexico to Mexico City, the Spanish built a road called El Camino Real, “the Royal Road.” It was used to carry goods between Mexico City and Santa Fe.

Pueblo RevoltIn fierce fighting that became known as the Pueblo Revolt, the Spanish were driven out of New Mexico.

Lesson 2:French Explore the Mississippi

trading postTrading posts were places where the French and Native Americans met to trade goods.

tributaryA tributary is a stream or river that flows into a larger river.

Lesson 3: The French and Indian War

King Phillips War Metacom’s goal

was to force the English out of New England. The English called Metacom “King Phillip,” and this war became known as King Phillip’s War.

backcountry In search of their own land, some

families began moving to an area called the backcountry. Families built log cabins, hunted, and carved small farms from the rocky soil.

French and Indian War

In the 13 Colonies, the war was called the French and Indian War, because the British forces fought against the French and their American Indian allies.

Pontiac’s Rebellion Native Americans from many

tribes attacked British forts and settlements in the Ohio River valley and along the Great Lakes. This fighting was known as Pontiac’s Rebellion.

Proclamation of 1763

Britain’s King George III issued the Proclamation of 1763. This proclamation, or official announcement, said that colonists were no longer allowed to settle on land west of the Appalachian Mountains.

VOCAB REVIEW

WHAT IS ANOTHER NAME

FOR A LARGE ESTATE?

hacienda

WHAT DID THE SPANISH BUILD

TO PROTECT THE MISSION?

presidio

WHY WERE THE SPANISH DRIVEN

OUT OF NEW MEXICO?

Pueblo Revolt

WHERE DID THE FRENCH AND

NATIVE AMERICANS MEET

TO TRADE GOODS?trading post

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE BATTLE BETWEEN THE

NATIVE AMERICANS AND THE BRITISH?

Pontiac’s Rebellion

WHAT DID THE SPANISH BUILD

TO CONNECT NEW MEXICO TO

MEXICO CITY?El Camino

Real

WHAT IS THE NAME FOR A RUGGED

STRETCH OF LAND NEAR THE

APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS?backcount

ry

WHEN DID THE BRITISH FIGHT AGAINST THEIR

NATIVE AMERICAN ALLIES?

French & Indian War

WHAT IS THE NAME FOR A STREAM OR RIVER THAT FLOWS

INTO A LARGER RIVER CALLED?

tributary

WHAT DENIED COLONISTS TO

SETTLE ON LAND WEST OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS?Proclamation of

1763