Unit 3 Vocabulary Flashcards

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conquistador

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a Spanish explorer who searched for wealth in the Americas

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expedition

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a journey undertaken by a group of people

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exploration

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travel undertaken in order to discover new resources

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viceroy

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

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mission

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a settlement founded to spread Christianity to the people in the area

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presidio

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

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colonization

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state-sponsored settlement of people to new territories

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friar

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a member of a Catholic religious group who often lived at missions and worked to spread Christianity to Native peoples

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frontier

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an undeveloped or unsettled area at the edge of a colony or country, often explored or expanded by settlers

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missionary

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a person sent to spread their religious beliefs, especially someone who helped build and run missions to convert Indigenous people to Christianity