F&C - Unit 03: Exploration & Early Colonization of Texas

a journey undertaken by a group of people for a specific purpose

• expedition

• colony

• viceroy

• presido

Answer explanation

An expedition is a journey undertaken by a group for a specific purpose, such as exploration or research. The other options, like colony and viceroy, do not fit this definition.

government supported settlement of people to new territories

• colonization

• exploration

• voyage

• friar

Answer explanation

Colonization refers to the government-supported settlement of people in new territories, making it the correct choice. Exploration involves discovering new areas, while voyage and friar do not relate to settlement.

a settlement founded to spread Christianity to people in the area

• mission

• voyage

• viceroy

• presidio

Answer explanation

A 'mission' is a settlement established specifically to spread Christianity, making it the correct choice. Other options like 'voyage', 'viceroy', and 'presidio' do not relate to the concept of spreading Christianity.

a military fort or guarded settlement in an area under Spanish control

• presidio

• friar

• epidemic

• mission

Answer explanation

A 'presidio' refers to a military fort or guarded settlement established by the Spanish in their territories, making it the correct answer. The other options do not fit this definition.

a Spanish explorer who searched for wealth and claimed land for Spain in the Americas

• conquistador

• expedition

• irrigation

• convert

Answer explanation

A conquistador was a Spanish explorer who sought wealth and claimed territories in the Americas for Spain. This term specifically refers to those who engaged in conquests, making it the correct choice.

traveling to new territories for the purpose of discovering new resources or lands

• exploration

• convert

• settlement

• colonization

Answer explanation

The term 'exploration' refers to traveling to new territories to discover resources or lands, making it the correct choice. Other options like 'colonization' and 'settlement' imply establishing control rather than just discovering.

a territory inhabited and controlled by people from a foreign land

• colony

• exploration

• epidemic

• irrigation

Answer explanation

A territory inhabited and controlled by people from a foreign land is defined as a colony. The other options do not fit this definition, making 'colony' the correct choice.

a small community of people living in a new place

• settlement

• convert

• irrigation

• empire

Answer explanation

A 'settlement' refers to a small community of people living in a new place, making it the correct choice. The other options do not accurately describe this concept.

the process of supplying water to areas of land to make them suitable for growing crops

• irrigation

• friar

• colonization

• empire

Answer explanation

The process described is known as irrigation, which involves supplying water to land to enhance its suitability for crop growth. The other options do not relate to this agricultural practice.

a long journey to some distant place, often by water

• voyage

• presidio

• colonization

• empire

Answer explanation

The term 'voyage' specifically refers to a long journey, often by water, making it the correct choice. 'Presidio' relates to a fortified military settlement, 'colonization' involves settling in new lands, and 'empire' refers to a large political structure.