Vocabulary 3 Flashcards
El Camino Real
Spanish for “The Royal Road”. A route that linked Spain’s colonies in the American Southwest to Mexico.
(Compass)
Hacienda
Large estates built by wealthy Spanish ranchers in North America.
(Money)
Trading Post
Place in colonial North America where settlers and native Americans met to trade goods.
(North)
King Phillip’s War
War in 1670’s between Native Americans and English settlers living in New England.
(Arrowhead)
French and Indian War
War fought by the British against the French and their Native American Allies in North America, which was won by the British in 1763.
(Arrowhead)
Presidio
Military fort built by the Spanish.
House
Pueblo Revolt
Native American revolt in the late 1600’s in which the Pueblo temporarily drove the Spanish out of New Mexico.
(Car)
Tributary
Stream or river that flows into a long river.
River
Back Country
In the British colonies, the rugged stretch of land near the Appalachian Mountains.
(Mountains)
Pontiac’s Rebellion
Native American rebellion led by the Ottawa leader Pontiac.
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