Ch4 L1 - Vocabulary - Europeans Explore Texas

1. the practice of owning people and forcing them to work without pay

• colony
• expedition
• conquistador
• slavery

2. a settlement of people who have moved to another country but are still ruled by their home country

• colony
• expedition
• conquistador
• slavery

3. a conqueror especially one of Spanish decent from the sixteenth century

• colony
• expedition
• conquistador
• slavery

4. a journey made for a special purpose

• colony
• expedition
• conquistador
• slavery

5. In 1492, ________ reached an island near Florida.

• Hernan Cortez
• Columbus
• Alonso Alvarez
• Cabeza de Vaca

6. In 1519, Alonso Alvarez de Piñeda became the first explorer to reach present-day________.

• Texas
• Mexico
• Florida
• California

7. Spain wanted to find the cities of ______.

• platinum
• silver
• gold
• diamonds

8. Slavery was an accepted practice among Spaniards and many American Indian groups.

• True
• False

9. France sent explorers north to what is today Canada.

• True
• False

10. The Louisiana River was not named after the king of France, Louis XIV.

• True
• False