Unit 3 Exploration ad Early Colonization of Texas Flashcards
1
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a Spanish explorer who searched for wealth in the Americas
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Conquistador
2
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a journey undertaken by a group of people
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Expedition
3
Q
travel undertaken in order to discover new resources
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Exploration
4
Q
Spanish official appointed to rule land claimed by Spain in the New World
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Viceroy
5
Q
a settlement founded to spread Christianity to the people in the area
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Mission
6
Q
a military post or guarded settlement in an area under Spanish control
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Presidio
7
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state-sponsored settlement of people to new territories
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Colonization
