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11 Cards in this Set
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Expedition
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A journey undertaken by a group of people with a definite purpose
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Colony
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A land claimed for and controlled by a distant nation
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Conquistador
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A Spanish explorer who searched for wealth and land in the Americans
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Commission
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To grant the power or authority to carry out a specific task
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Viceroy
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Governor of a colony who rules in the name of the king
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Friar
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Person belonging to one of the religious brotherhoods of the roman catholic church
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Pueblo
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Native American houses built of adobe, or sun-dried bricks of straw and clay
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Missionary
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One who is sent to do religious or charitable work in a territory or foreign country
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Mission
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A settlement founded to spread Christianity to the people of the area
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Buccaneer
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A pirate, especially one who preyed on ships during the 1600s
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Delta
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A triangle shaped area of mud and silt deposits that form at the mouth of some rivers
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