Unit 3 Vocab / explorers / Priests

A Spanish explorer who searched for wealth in the Americas.

A journey undertaken by a group of people

Travel undertaken in order to discover new resources

A settlement founded to spread Christianity to the people in the area.

A military post or guarded settlement in an area under Spanish control.

State-sponsored settlement of people to new territories.

Spanish official appointed to rule land claimed by Spain in the New World

Why did Spain explore the Americas?

• God, Gold, Glory

• Furs & Forts

• To start a fast food business

• None of these are correct

Why did France explore the Americas?

• Furs & Forts

• Religious Freedom

• God, Gold, Glory

• None of these are correct

Alonso Alvarez de Pineda Created what?

• The first map of the coastline of Texas

• Forts

• money

• None