Vocabulary
Reigns over a kingdom or empire
Monarch
True or False.
After fighting the Moors for 800 years, becoming a soldier was a way for Spanish men to achieve a better life.
True
Crossed the Mississippi River and later died
Hernando De Soto
Who was El Turco and what happened to him
Native who apparently came from a wealthy empire. Was later killed for lying to Coronado
Louisiana is named after
The French king Louis XIV
Spanish explorer who sailed to the Americas
Conquistador
Columbus met the Tainos and called them __________. Columbus believed he was in Asia
Indians
Explorer who conquered the city of Tenochtitlan
Hernan Cortes
Explorer who survived the Narvaez expedition and explored Texas
Cabeza de Vaca
The French never found Gold in North America but they found
Beaver fur
Discovering something new or traveling to find new things
Exploration
Spanish soldiers learned that war could bring them
Wealth and Glory
Who met the Caddos and found the Black Gold
Luis de Moscoso Alvarado
Searched for a water route to the Pacific Ocean and drew a map of the Gulf Coast
Alvarez de Pineda
Who attacked the French at the Fort after La Salle's death
Karankawas
Mutiny
Columbus route he was planned to sail
Sail west across the Atlantic Ocean
Crew arrived at Florida but decided to leave after barely surviving. Ordered to build rafts to get to Mexico but died on the way
Panfilo de Narvaez
Believed he saw the Golden City of Cibola and he sent Estevanico to find the city
Marcos de Niza
What land did La Salle claim for France
The land that drained into the Mississippi river
Spanish officials appointed to rule land claimed by Spain in the New World
Viceroy
Columbus crew spoke of mutiny, for what reason
They have been at sea for more than one month
If you were a tribe that was conquered by the Aztec empire. What would your life be like
Answers vary
Why did Spain paid little attention to the northernern territories
Never found wealth
Even though La Salle was far form the Mississippi river he built a fort in Texas called
St. Louis