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Unit 2
Exploration and Early Colonization of Texas
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| conquistador | a Spanish explorer who searched for wealth in the Americas |
| expedition | a journey undertaken by a group of people |
| exploration | travel undertaken in order to discover new resources |
| viceroy | Spanish official appointed to rule land claimed by Spain in the New World |
| mission | a settlement founded to spread Christianity to the people in the area |
| presidio | a military post or guarded settlement in an area under Spanish control |
| colonization | state-sponsored settlement of people to new territories |
| friar | a member of the Catholic Church looking to spread the Gospel to others |
| missionary | a person sent on a religious mission to promote Christianity |
| settlement | a colony or any small community of people |
| frontier | region marking the farthest edge of settlement by a country or group of people |
| quarters | living accommodations |
| treaties | formal written agreements between countries |
| territory | a piece of land belonging to a group or state |