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What did Christopher Columbus discover?

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Discovered new lands thought to be Asia.

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What did Christopher Columbus inspire?

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He inspired explorers to sail west.

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Where is Christopher Columbus from?

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Spain

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What is a persido?

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They were houses built to house soldiers who protected settlers.

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What is a privateer?

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A private ship owned by the country.

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What is a stockade?

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A barrier for defense against attacks.

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What is a mission?

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A place where religion and culture were taught.

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What is a viceroy?

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A ruler of a colony.

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What is a province?

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Land owned by a country outside of its capital

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What is a conquistador?

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Conquerors that help claim land for their country.

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What does it mean to navigate?

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To direct and sail a ship especially using a map.

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What did Cortes conquer?

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The Aztec Empire for Spain.

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What did Cortes build?

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He built Mexico City in New Spain.

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Where is Cortes from?

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Spain

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What did Pineda see first?

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He was the first European to see the Texas coast.

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What did Pineda map?

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He mapped the coastline of Texas.

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When year to Pineda spot Texas?

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1519

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Where is Pineda from?

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Spain

19
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Where did Narveraz’s survivor get washed to?

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The survivors got washed ashore in Texas.

20
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Where did Naveraz’s survivors get stranded at?

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His survivors were stranded in Texas.

21
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Where is Naveraz from?

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Spain

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Where was Cabeza de Vaca shipwrecked at?

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He was shipwrecked on the coast of Texas.

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When did Cabeza de Vaca begin his journey?

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He began his journey at the Age of Contact.

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Cabeza de Vaca was the first to…

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Explore Texas

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What did Cabeza de Vaca write?

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He wrote stories about Texas that inspired future explorers.

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Where is Cabeza de Vaca from?

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Spain

27
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What did Cornado discover?

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He discovered the Palo Duro Canyon.

28
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What did Cornado search for?

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He seached for the Cibola and Quivira.

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Where is Cornado from?

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Spain

30
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Who murdered La Salle?

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His own men

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What did La Salle claim?

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He claimed the Mississippi River Valley for France.

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What did La Salle establish?

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He established Fort St. Louis.

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Where is La Salle from?

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France

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What did Father Francisco Hildalgo ask?

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He asked to reopen the San Fransisco de los Tejas.

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What did Damian Massanet build?

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A priest who built San Fransisco de los Tejas.

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De Jesus…

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Opened the most successful mission in East Texas.

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Escandon was the father of…

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the Lower Rio Grande Valley.

38
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How many people lived in Escandon’s missions?

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more than 6,000 people

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Escandon founded…

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20 settlements in southern Texas

40
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de Aguayo was sent to…

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drive the French out of East Texas after the Chicken War.

41
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de Aguayo reopened…

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missions that were abandoned during the Chicken War.

42
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de Aguayo established…

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Los Adaes as the unofficial capital of Spanish Texas.

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