European exploration 9/28 unit 2 Flashcards
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who is Christopher Columbus
“discovered” the new world in 1942
what did Christopher Columbus’s “discovery” do
began the European exploration of the new world.
where did Christopher Columbus establish the first permanent colony
in the West Indies
what is a conquistador
Spanish soldiers who wanted to gain riches and power for themselves and Spain
what is a friar
went to the new world to convert native Americans to catholic faith
what is the Colombian exchange
the transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the americas and Europe, Asia, and Africa
when and where did Hernan Cortes land at
in 1519 he landed on the coast of Mexico from Spain
who believed cortes was there god
the Aztecs
who is the Aztecs god
Quetzalcoatl
who did cortes kill
the leader of the Aztecs, Montezuma
what did cortes get control of after killing the leader
the capital city, Tenochtitlan
what did Alanso Alvarez de Pineda do
map the coast of Texas in 1519
who is Álvar Núñez cabeza de vaca
friend of the natives
were did cabeza de vaca shipwreck
Galveston
who was cabeza de vaca kept a slave by
the Karankawa
what did cabeza de vaca become a he traveled
a healer
what did Fransisco Coronado trie to find
the seven cities cibola; the golden city
where did Fransisco Coronado end up disappointed
texas
what did Coronado find and call cows
buffalo
what main Texas feature did Coronado find
the palo Duro canyon
where was Rene-Robert la Salle from
france
what was the name of the settlement the la Salle was trying to make permanent
Fort St.Louis
why was fort St.Louis unsuccessful
native attacks made the settlement not survive
who wanted to keep France out of Texas
spain
