A | B |
convert | change another person's beliefs so they agree with yours |
conquistatadors | Spanish for "Conquerors"; Spanish explorers who took over large areas of North and South American for Spain |
legend | a story handed down over time |
colony | an area of land controlled by a foreign country that is usually far away |
colonists | people who live in a colony; non-native people in a colony |
expedition | a journey with a special purpose |
slave | a person owned by another person and made to work for little or no money |
resist | to act against or not obey |
first Spanish Explorer to arrive in Florida | Ponce de Leon |
Year Ponce de Leon arrives in Florida | 1513 |
Spanish Explorer who explored what is now the Gulf of Mexico | Panfilo de Narvaez |
Year Panfilo de Narvaez arrives in Florida | 1528 |
Famous Explorer who survived Narvaez's expedition and later explored the Southwest U.S. | Cabeza de Vaca |
Spanish explorer who explored the Southeast U. S and reached Mississippi River | Hernan de Soto |
Warm ocean current that flow from the Caribbean, up the Eastcoast of Florida and on to Europe | The Gulf Stream |
steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator | Trade Winds |