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Unit 3 Flashcards

Info about the Spanish Colonial Period

1
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France

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la Salle

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2
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survivors of his expedition washed ashore in TX

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Narvaez

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3
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First Mission in East Texas

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San Francisco de
los Tejas

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4
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1492

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Columbus

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5
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Founded 20 settlements in southern Texas.

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Escandon

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6
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drew maps that were used by other explorers.

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Pineda

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7
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Settlement midway between the Rio Grande and East Texas

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San Antonio de Bexar

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8
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Mission chapel is known today as the Alamo

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San Antonio de Valero

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9
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His journey began the Age of Contact

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Cabeza de Vaca

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10
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More than 6,000 people lived in his settlements.

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Escandon

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11
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Established Los Adaes as the unofficial capital of Spanish Texas.

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Aguayo

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12
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Was victorious conquering the Aztec Empire the second time

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Cortes

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13
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mapped the Texas coastline

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Pineda

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14
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1519

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Cortes

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15
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Priest that built San Francisco de los Tejas

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Massanet

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16
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The person who rules over a country similar to a king

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viceroy

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17
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Discovered new lands thought to be Asia

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Columbus

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18
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1527

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Narvaez

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19
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Reopened missions that had been abandoned during the Chicken War.

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Aguayo

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20
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survivors of his expedition were stranded in Texas

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Narvaez

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21
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were founded to convert and educate the native peoples in the Spanish culture and religion.

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mission

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22
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Accidentally landed in the Bahamas

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Columbus

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23
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A ship that holds armed weapons owned by private individuals

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privateer

24
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place on the Great Plains said to be filled with gold

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Quivira

25
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Wrote stories about Texas that inspired future explorers.

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Cabeza de Vaca

26
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Mapped the coast of Florida to the coast of Mexico

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Pineda

27
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Wanted to build a mission among the Caddo people of East Texas.

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Hidalgo

28
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What is the main reason Native Americans chose to live the in the missions?

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To have protection against their enemies

29
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What were the two main reasons missions failed?

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Diseases and Disinterest

30
Q

Reach a destination by following a map

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navigate

31
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1684

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la Salle

32
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Sent to drive the French from East Texas after the Chicken War.

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Aguayo

33
Q

Place to house soldiers that protect settlers

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presidio

34
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First European to explore Texas

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Cabeza de Vaca

35
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Murdered by his own men

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la Salle

36
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Asked the French to reopen San Francisco de los Tejas.

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Hidalgo

37
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helped to conquer and settle lands for Spain.

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conquistador

38
Q

Opened the most successful mission in East Texas.

A

Jesus

39
Q

first European to see the TX coast

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Pineda

40
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Claimed the Mississippi River Valley for his country

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la Salle

41
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Father of the Lower Rio Grande Valley

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Escandon

42
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Discovered Palo Duro Canyon

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Coronado

43
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Knows how to speak with Native Americans

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Cabeza de Vaca

44
Q

Built Mexico City in New Spain

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Cortes

45
Q

conquered Aztec Empire for Spain

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Cortes

46
Q

Established Fort St. Louis

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la Salle

47
Q

French settlement near Matagorda Bay

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Fort St. Louis

48
Q

Unofficial capital of Spanish Texas

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Los Adaes

49
Q

1528

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Cabeza de Vaca

50
Q

Shipwrecked on the Texas Coast

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la Salle

51
Q

inspired explorers to sail West

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Columbus

52
Q

A barrier surrounding a certain area made of wooden posts

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stockade

53
Q

Principle administration of a country

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province

54
Q

1519

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Pineda sees land

55
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chicken war

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French vs Spain
instead of the soldiers fighting against the French they ran away

56
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1718

A

San Antonio was founded

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