European Exploration and Colonization Vocabulary

Texas History Flash Cards 0924/2012

10 cards   |   Total Attempts: 188
  

Cards In This Set

Front Back
Conquistador - spanish soldiers and adventuers in search of gold god and glory
Answer 1
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Friar-A male member of a catholic religious order.
Answer 2
Mission-religious communtiy establised by spanish
catholics a settelment founded to spread christianity.
Answer 3
Viceroy-royal govener for the spanish government.
Answer 4
Presidio-a military post or fortfeild settlement in an area under spanish control.
Answer 5
Exploration-the investigation of unknown regions.
Answer 6
Epidemic-widespread outbrak of deisease.
Answer 7
Mestizo-a person mixed racial ancestery espicially of mixed europeans&native american ancestery.
Answer 8
Pueblo-a permanant village of the pueblo indians
consisting of multilevel adobe or stone apartment dweling.

Answer 9
Tejano-a person of mexican descent.
Answer 10