Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 6, Lesson 1: Spanish and French Colonization (pp. 128-131)
I. Spanish Settlers in New Mexico
B. Indians worked on estates owned by the Spanish settlers.
C. Priests set up missions and tried to convert the Indians to Christianity.
II. French Traders in Canada
B. French traders gave Indians metal goods for furs.
C. Quebec was founded as a trading post and fort for the fur trade, but farmers and families soon settled there, too.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. Spanish settlers colonized New Mexico and looked for silver.
A. Fishing fleets from Europe harvested fish from the Grand Banks.
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