| 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 |