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Mr. Smith Vocabulary For Chapter 5

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What is the significance of Hispaniol?   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...   The earth was round, he could reach Asia by sailing west from Europe, and that he had landed in the indies.  
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What is the correct definition of expedition?   A journey undertaken by a group of people with a purpose.  
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Why is Santo Domingo considered the first permanent colony in the Americas?   It was the first place claimed for and controlled by a distant goverment.  
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Who was granted the land of florida by the king of Spain; drowned at sea while attempting to reach mexico?   Narvaez.  
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Who founded the city of Varacruz; seized the city of Tenochtitlan and remained in the city of mexico?   Cortes  
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What is a general term for a Spanish explorer who searched for wealth in the Americas?   Conquistador.  
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What is a governer of a colony who rules in the name of the king?   Viceroy.  
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What do you call a Native American house made of Adobe?   Pueblo.  
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Who explored parts of present-day New Mexico, Texas, and Kansas in his search for Cibola?   Coronado.  
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What is teh title of a person belonging to one of the religious brotherhoods of the Roman Catholic Church?   Friar.  
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What do you call one who is sent to do religious or charitable work in a territory or foreign country?   Missionary.  
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What do you do to grant the power or authority to carry out a specific task?   Commision.  
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Who was one of the four survivors of the Narvaez expedition; returned to Mexico and then to Spain and spoke about the seven cities of gold?   Cabeza de Vaca.  
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Who explored parts of the southwest in his search for Cibola and then returned to the Mississippi River?   De Soto.  
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What is a settlement founded to spread Christianity to the people of the area?   Mission.  
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Who was one of teh four survivors of the Narvaez expedition; returned to Mexico and then Spain and spoke of the seven cities of gold?   Cabeza de Vaca.  
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