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Unit 3 Flashcards

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1
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1519

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The year Pineda sees and maps the Texas coast.

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The year San Antonio was founded

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1718

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3
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How did Narvaez die

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In a hurricane

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4
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Who conquered the Aztec empire and Built Mexico City

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Hernan Cortes

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What is a privateer?

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An armed military ship.

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What is a presidio?

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A structure built to house soldiers who protected settlers.

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7
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Who was the first European to explore Texas

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Cabeza De Vaca

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Who opened the most successful mission in East Texas?

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Jesus

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9
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Define Stockade

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A military outpost

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Said to be a city of gold on the Great Plains

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Quivira

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Why did Native Americans live in missions?

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To ensure safety and protection from others

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Who was the first person to see and map the Texas Coast?

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Pineda

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Who was the only French explorer?

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La Salle

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Christopher Columbus

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Discovered new lands though to be Asia; inspired many explores to sail west

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Who wrote stories about Texas on a long deadly journey

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Cabeza De Vaca

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Whose journey began at the age of contact

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Cabeza De Vaca

17
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Who claimed the Mississippi river for France

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La Salle

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Coronade

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Searched for Cibola and Quivira, and discovered Palo Duro Canyon

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San Francisco De Los Tejas

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First mission in East Texas

20
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San Antonio De Valero

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Settlement today known as the Alamo

21
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Who is a priest that built San Francisco De Los Tejas

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Damian Massanet

22
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Who asked the French to reopen San Francisco De Los Tejas

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Hidalgo

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Navigate

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To find a way across a body of water

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Mission

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To convert a person to Spanish religion and culture

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Escandon

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Founded 20 settlements; more than 6,000 people lived in his settlements

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Who wanted to build a mission among the Caddo tribe

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Massanet, Hidalgo

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Aguayo

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Sent to drive the French East after the Chicken War; reopened missions that had been abandoned during the Chicken War

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Viceroy

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High Ranking Official

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Conquistador

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A Spanish person set to conquer lands in the name of Spain

30
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San Antonio De Bexar

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Settlement midway between the Rio Grande and East Texas

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Who was the greatest threat tp Spain’s land

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France

32
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Jose De Escandon

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Father of The Low Rio Grande Valley

33
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Established Los Adoes as the official capital of Texas

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Aguayo

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