Exploring The Americas
A. Content Vocabulary
Directions: Select a vocabulary term from the box that best
answers each question below. Write the term(s) in the blank. Some
terms may be used more than once. Not all terms may be used.
technology
circumnavigate
pueblo
plantation
tenant farmer
compass
conquistador
mission
Protestantism
Reformation
strait
immunity
presidio
armada
northwest passage
1. As a European explorer, which of these would you use to
a. set a course? compass
b. pass through from one body of water to another?
Northwest
c. rely on for the best-made ship?
d. describe your passage around the entire globe?
e. sail to war in a group of ships?
2. As a Native American, which of these is a
a. protection against disease that you may not possess?
b. name for the soldiers who have come to your land?
3. Which of these Spanish settlements is a
a. town?
b. religious comunity?
c. fort?
