The Age of Exploration

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Which country claimed the land that would become the Midwestern US and Louisiana?

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France

Front

Which country claimed most of the land that would become Mexico, California, and Texas? Options: England, France, Spain, Portugal

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Spain

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Which of the following was NOT a reason the Spanish explored the New World?

• desire for wealth (gold)
• To establish a fur trade with the Natives.
• To expand their empire and gain more land
• To convert the Natives to Christianity

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To establish a fur trade with the Natives.

Front

Which of the Native Texas groups do you think the Spanish would have first come in contact with? Options: Karankawa, Caddo, Wichita, Comanche

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Karankawa

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The process of traveling to and throughout previously unknown areas while mapping the areas and recording information about the areas for future travelers is called

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Exploration

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The Spanish name for the explorers and conquerors who traveled to the New World with the intent to conquer the new lands and indigenous peoples who lived there and gain great wealth and glory for Spain in the process were called

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Conquistadors, conquistador

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This is a lengthy trip to a distant, usually known, land with a specific purpose. In the time we are studying the purpose was usually to either explore and record about a new area.

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Expedition

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This term means to change someone’s religious beliefs.

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Convert

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A territory conquered by a foreign country which is ruled by an official chosen by the monarch of that country. An example of this type of territory was New Spain which encompassed Texas, Mexico, and North and South America.

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Viceroyalty

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This is the act and result conquering a new land and/or people.

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Conquest