| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Because many tribes were constantly at war with one another | Why did the coastal natives ask Cabeza de Vaca to trade for them? |
| As a slave | How was Cabeza de Vaca treated at first by the natives? |
| To learn how to escape from the Natives | What was Cabeza de Vaca's "principle objective" in becoming a trader? |
| Performed surgery on a person | What action did Cabeza de Vaca take to help the Indian who was suffering from an arrow wound? |
| "cows" | What did Cabeza de Vaca call the buffalos? |
| To find gold and riches | What was Coronado's primary motivation behind his expedition? |
| Flat, disorienting, and featureless | How would Coronado have described the plains? |
| By counting their steps | How did Coronado's men keep track of how far they have traveled? |
| A Native American Guide for Coronado | Who was Turk? |
| A Native American guide who did not get along with Turk | Who was Ysopete? |
| He was killed by the Spaniards. | What happedend to Turk? |
| So they would become weak and be easier to fight | Why did Turk lead the Spaniards onto the plains of Texas? |
| By cutting off their water source, a blockade, and attacking by land and water. | How did the Spaniards defeat the Aztec army? |
| Louisiana | What did La Salle name the area he claimed for France? |
| Ft. St. Louis | What was the name of the Stockade La Salle built near present day Matagorda Bay? |
| by inspiring others to explore the Americas | How did the success of Cortes in Mexico affect other Spanish explorers? |
| Coronado, Cabeza de Vaca, Luis de Moscoso | Name three Spanish conquistadors who explored southwestern U.S. |
| A golden city in the distance | What did Fray Marcos claimed to have seen? |
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