1. what were the 3 main reasons (motivations) european explorers had to make ocean voyages in the late 1400 & early 1500s? 2. for what reasons did the spanish explore florida? 3. why did spain explore & colonize the american southwest? (include purpose of settlements - pueblos & missions.) 4. how did the conquistadors treat native americans in the 1500s, & what effect did the treatment have? 5. what was the northwest passage? 6. what were france's goal in north america? 7. how was the french attitude toward native americans different from that of the other european in the colonies?

1. Reasons include finding an alternative route to Asia, seeking land to conquer and claim, and to spread the message of christianity.

2.  Major reason was to find Gold. They also wanted to start a colony and teach Christianity to native Americans. 

3. Spain explored and colonized the American Southwest in order to gain land and spread christianity to native americans.
The mission system required that Indians brought into a mission be baptized into the faith and "civilized." This was considered another big plus supporting the use missions as the central element in colonization.
The Spanish built several pueblos (towns), the largest of which became Los Angeles. 

4. Native American's died from diseases the Spanish brought over and the spanish seized gold, made them [the natives] pan for more gold. and forced them to convert to christianity.
**Basically, the conquistadors treated them horribly, forcing them to pan for gold and convert to christianity. In the end, tons died from diseases they had never been exposed to.

5. The Northwest Passage was a sea trade route that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.

6. France's goals in North America was to get involved in the rich fur trade and to spread Catholicism. The French constantly sent traders to trade with Native Americans and priests to talk to them as well.

7. Compared to the other Europeans in the colonies, France treated the Native Americans fairly well. The French treated the Native Americans better, trading with them and working with them in more equal relationships; this was due to the fact that not many French settled in the New World and that those that did were often single men who sought to profit rather than to settle down. The Spanish, on the other hand, sought riches and conversions more forcibly and on a larger scale than the French; this would lead to much mistreatment of native peoples

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