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Chapter 5 Vocabulary

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What is the signifigance of Hispaniola?   It is the site of the first Spanish colony in the Americas.  
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Queen Isabelle and King Ferdinand were the rulers of...   Spain  
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Christpher Columbus believed that...   The Earth was round, he could reach Asia by sailing west from Europe, and he had landed in the Indies  
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Which of the following best describes an expedition?   a journey taken by a group of people with a definite purpose  
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Why is Santo Domingo considered the first pernament colony in the Americas?   It was the first place claimed for and controlled by a distant government  
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granted the land of Florida by the king of Spain   Narvaez  
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founded the city of Veracruz;seized the city of Tenochtitlan and renamed it Mexico City   Cortes  
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general term for a Spanish explorer who searched for wealth and land in the Americas   conquistador  
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govener of a colony who rules in the name of the king   viceroy  
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Native American village of houses built of adobe   pueblo  
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explored areas of present-day New Mexico, Texas, and Kansas in search of Cibola   Coronado  
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