| A | B |
| hacienda | large Spanish estates built in the Southwest |
| presidio | Spanish military forts built in the Southwest to protect the missions |
| de Aviles | led Spanish navy in attack on the French in Florida |
| Pope | Pueblo leader who led the Pueblo Revolt against the Spanish settlers in the Southwest |
| El Camino Real | road built by the Spanish connecting Mexico City to Santa Fe; used to transport goods between the two cities |
| the Rio Grande | river that forms the border between Texas and Mexico |
| tributary | a smaller river that feeds into a larger river |
| St. Augustine | first permanent European settlement in the new world; located in Florida |
| Louis Joliet | Frenchman who explored the Mississippi River with Marquette |
| Jacques Marquette | Frenchman who explored the Mississippi River with Joliet |
| Junipero Serra | Spanish priest who started missions in present day California |
| French and Indian War | conflict between French and English over control of the Ohio River Valley |
| Fort Dusquesne | fort built by French to protect their claim to the Ohio River Valley |
| Pontiac's Rebellion | conflict between Native Americans and English settlers in the Ohio River Valley |
| King Phillip's War | War between English and Native Americans over land in New England |
| trading post | place where settlers could buy and sell goods |
| Pueblo Revolt | conflict between Spanish and Pueblo Indians in the Southwest; the Spanish were forced out of the Southwest |
| Robert LaSalle | Frenchman who explored the Mississippi River, claimed Mississippi River Valley for France |
| George Washington | leader of English troops during French and Indian War |
| Metacom | Wampanoag leader; also known as King Phillip |
| Pontiac | led a revolt against English settlers in the Ohio River Valley |
| Santa Fe | capital of New Mexico |
| Mexico City | capital of New Spain |
| Fort Necessity | fort built by Washinton and his troops |
| Ohio River Valley | land claimed by both England and France |
| Don Juan Onate | led Spanish army across Rio Grande into the Southwest to claim land for Spain |
| missions | places built to take Native Americans to convert them to Christianity |
| New Orleans | port city started by the French and located at the mouth of the Mississippi River |
| Quebec | location of a key battle during the French and Indian War |