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Chapter 5 vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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What is the significance of Hispaniola? | It is the site of the first Spanish colony in the Americas. |
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand were the rulers of? | Spain. |
Christopher Columbus believed that: | The earth was round, he could reach Asia by sailing west from Europe, and that he had landed in the Indies. |
Which of the following best describes an expedition? | A journey undertaken by a group of people with a definite purpose. |
Why is Santa Domingo considered the first permanent colony in the Americas? | It was the first place claimed for and controlled by a distant government. |
Granted the land of Florida by the king of Spain; drowned at sea while attempting to reach Mexico: | Narvaez |
Founded the city of Veracruz; seized the city of Tenochtitlan and renamed it the city of Mexico: | Cortes |
General term for a Spanish explorer who searched for wealth and land in the Americas: | Conquistador |
Governor of a colony who rules in the name of the king: | Viceroy |