Exploration of NA Vocab Ch 1-6

n. A plant used to add flavor to food

Ex. There are many different kinds of ______ that add flavor to food.

• Leaf

• Spice

• Colony

• Armor

n. An area, region, or country that is controlled and settled by people from another country

Ex: Mexico was once a ______ of Spain.

• Empire

• Colony

• Expedition

• Settlement

n. A group of countries or territories under the control of one government or one ruler

Ex. When Spanish explorers came to the New World, they began building a Spanish _______.

• Colony

• Settlement

• Empire

• Expedition

n. A special journey taken by a group that has a clear purpose or goal.

Ex. Ponce de León first led an ________ in what is now Florida.

• Settlement

• Colony

• Empire

• Expedition

n. A small village

Ex. _______ can be cities, villages, or towns.

• Village

• Settlements

• Expedition

• Colony

v. To take unfair advantage of a person or group

Ex. Pizarro and de Soto went to ______ the people and the riches of Peru.

• Exploit

• Disease

• Pioneer

• Armor

n. Metal outer covering worn to protect the body in battle

Ex. The Spaniards had tools and ______.

• Exploit

• Tools

• Armor

• Pioneer

n. Sickness

Ex. The Spaniards brought ________ from Europe to the Native Americans.

• Homes

• Disease

• Armor

• Pioneers

n. A serious disease that spreads from person to person and causes a fever and rash.

Ex. One of the diseases the Spaniards brought was __________.

• Disease

• Pioneer

• The West Indies

• Smallpox

n. One of the first people to settle in a region

Ex. The rivers that flow into the Mississippi were important to the ________ who settled in the American West.

• Europeans

• Pioneer

• Smallpox

• Disease