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SS Chapter 3
Spanish California - KEY TERMS
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4th Grade
11/13/2010
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conquistador
 Definition
"conqueror"
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peninsula
 Definition
land surrounded by water on three sides
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baja
 Definition
"lower"
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alta
 Definition
"upper"
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current
 Definition
flow of something
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colony
 Definition
land ruled by another country
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settler
 Definition
person who moves to a new area
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missionary
 Definition
person who travels to an area to teach a religion
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mission
 Definition
settlement built for people who want to teach a religion and for those they want to teach
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convert
 Definition
to change a religion or belief
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adobe
 Definition
brick made of dried clay and straw
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revolt
 Definition
uprising against a ruler
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presidio
 Definition
fort
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governor
 Definition
person who leads a colony or state
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pueblo
 Definition
town or village
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alcalde
 Definition
leader of a pueblo
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