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chapter 5 vocab

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what is the significance Hispaniola ?   it is the site of the first Spanish colony in the Americas  
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Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand were the rulers of   Spain  
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Christopher Columbus believed that   a the earth was round b he could reach asia by sailing east from europe c he had landed in the indies  
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Which of the following bests describes an expedition   a journey undertaken by a group of people with a definite purpose  
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Why is Santo Domingo considered the first permanet colony in the americas   It was the first place claimed for and controlled by a distant goverment  
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Narveas   Granted the land of Florida by the king of Spain drowned at sea while trying to reach Mexico  
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Cortez   founded the city of Veracruz seized the city of Tenochtitlan and renamed the city of mexico  
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conquistador   general term for a spanish explorer who searched for wealth and land in the americas  
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viceroy   governer of a colony who rules in the name of the king  
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pueblo   Native Americans village built of adobe  
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corando   explored areas of present day New Mexico  
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frair   person belonging to one of the religous brotherhoods of the roman catholic church  
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missionary   one who is sent to do religous or charitable work in a Territory or Foriegn country  
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commission   to grant the power of authority to carry out a specific task  
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cabeza de vaca   one of four surviviors of the Narveas expedition returned to mexico and the spain and spoke about the seven cities of gold  
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mission   a settlement founded to spread christianity  
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