Term | Definition |
what is the significance Hispaniola? | It is the site of the first Spanish colony the Americans |
queen Isabella and King Ferdinand were the rulers of ? | Spain |
Christopher Columbus believed that ? | A The earth was round B he could reach Asia by sailing west from Europe C he had landed in the indies D all of the above |
Which of the following best describes an expedition | a journey undertaken by a group of people with a definite purpose |
Why is Santo Domingo considered the first perment colony in the Americans | it was the first place claimed for and controlled by a distant goverent |
Narvaez | granted the land to Florida by the King of Spain drowned at sea while attempting to reach Mexico |
Cortes | founded the city of Veracruz seized the city of Tenochtitlan and renamed it the city of Mexico |
Conquistador | general term for Spanish explorer who searched for wealth and land in the Americans |
Viceroy | governor of a colony who rules in the name of the king |
pueblo | native Americans village of houses built of adobe |
Coronado | explored areas of present day New Mexico Texas and Kansas in his search for Cibola |
Friar | person belonging to one of the religious brotherhoods of the roman Catholic Church |
Missionary | one who is sent to do religious or charitable work in the territory or foreign country |
commission | to grant the power or authority |
Cabeza de Vaca | one of the four survivors of the Narvez expedition returned to Mexico then to Spain and spoke about the seven cities of gold |
De Soto | explored parts of the southeast in his search for Cibola and rearched the Mississippi river |
mission | a settlement founded to spread Christinaity to the people of the area |