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caravel
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a small fast ship with special sails that enabled it to sail into the wind and travel in rough seas
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astrolobe
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a tool once used by sailors to figure out where they were by using the position of stars
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convert
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to change someone's beliefs to agree with yours
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claim
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to say that something belongs to you
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expedition
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a journey made for a special reason
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sea dog
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commander of English warship
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colony
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a settlement ruled by another country
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conquistador
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Spanish "conqueror"; an explorer and soldier
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slave
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a person owned by another person and forced to work for no pay
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Why did Europeans look for new ways to Asia?
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Because travel was difficult across land - it was dangerous - mountains/deserts/snow/wind and storms
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import
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a good brought into one or a place from another often to be sold
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moat
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deep ditch filled with water
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What was the new route the Europeans found to Asia?
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A water route using caravels and astrolobes.
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presidio
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a fort
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resist
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to act against
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governor
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a leader of a colony or a state
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Bartolomeu Dias
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Sailed around the southern tip of Africa and found the FIRST sea route to Asia.
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export
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is a good shipped out of your country
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raid
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a surprise attack
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Why did the king and queen of Spain agree to help Columbus find a new way to reach Asia?
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Because they wanted Spain to be rich and they wanted to convert people to the Catholic Religion.
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service
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something that someone does for others
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What 3 ships did Christopher Columbus use to sail with?
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Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria - the first 2 were caravels and the Santa Maria was larger.
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militia
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the military or army that fights to protect lands
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permanent
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lasting forever
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What was the first place that Christopher Columbus discovered?
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San Salvador (means Holy Savior) - he claimed it for Spain
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Why did Christopher Columbus call the people of San Salvador Indians?
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Because he believed he had reached the Indies.
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Who was Giovanni Caboto?
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He claimed land in North America for England
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Who was Amerigo Vespucci?
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He explored Brazil
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Wo was Hernando Cortes?
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was a Spanish conquistador that explored Mexico - he fought the Aztec Indians along the way
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Why did European explorers travel to the Americas after Columbus did?
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to claim more land and grow their wealth
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Who was Juan Ponce de Leon?
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a Spanish explorer who came from Puerto Rico and was the first Spanish explorer to land in Florida (la Florida)
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Who attacked Ponce de Leon?
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The Calusa Indians - Ponce de Leon eventually died from his injuries.
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Who was Panfilo de Narvaez?
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He landed in Tampa Bay and made a mistake and lost his ships. So they made rafts and tried to get to Mexico but landed in Texas and walked the rest of the way to Mexico.
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Who was Hernando de Soto?
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He sailed 9 ships into Tampa Bay and were looking for gold. He never found gold but he was the first to find the Mississippi River.
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What diseases did the Europeans bring to the Americas?
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smallpox and measles
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Who was Jean Ribault?
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A French explorer who landed in St. Augustine to start a colony.
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What are Huguenots?
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a group of French people who did not want to be Catholic so they wanted to come to American to practice their own religion
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What was the name of the first colony established near St. Augustine?
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Fort Caroline - this was eventually controlled by Jean Ribault
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Who was Pedro Menendez de Aviles?
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He was sent by the Spanish king to fight against the French - he built a presidio
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What was the first permanant or lasting settlement in the United States?
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The presidio that eventually was named St. Augustine
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Who won when the Spanish and French were fighting?
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The Spanish (Menendez) killed the French (Ribault) and then they built many presidios along the coast of Florida.
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