CKLA Unit 9 Lesson 7 Read-Aloud

Who was the first European to explore the islands in the Caribbean?

• Cabot

• Columbus

• Cortés

• Coronado

You just heard two words: missionaries and missions. How are these two words related?

​ (a)   go on​ (b)   .

• missionaries
• missions

True or False?

Groups:

(a) True

,

(b) False

• The missionaries and conquistadors were alike in every way.

• In the 1590s, the Spanish began establishing missions in the Southwest.

• Adults and older siblings would work in the mission’s farms or orchards.

What city in southeastern North America was established by the Spanish as a fort and is the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the continental United States?

What events caused the Spanish age of the conquistador to come to an end in North America?

• The establishment of the United States government.

• The signing of the Treaty of Paris.

• A failure to find gold.

• The discovery of gold in California.