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Wilderness at Dawn Ch. 3
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11th Grade
09/02/2008

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Wilderness at Dawn CH.3
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Made by: Nirali Desai -- 6th Period
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1. The archaeological remains of what conquistador were discovered near Tallahassee Florida in 1987?
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Herenado De Soto
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2. The ancestor of what animal was brought along for the three year expedition?
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Long-snouted razorback hog
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3. What stroke of luck did the entrada have almost immediately?
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He found a survivor of the Panfilo de Narvaez expedition by the name of Juan Ortiz, who in his twelve years with the tribe had picked up the language.
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4. What ruse did the Indians use to get rid of De Soto in each village?
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They pointed to the nearest trail out of town when he asked where the gold and silver were.
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5. How many years was this before Jamestown?
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67 years
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6. For what purposes were Indian men and women taken?
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He took the chief to be used as porter, and the women were kept as camp followers.
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7. What were seven diseases that the Indians did not have among them before the white man?
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1. Smallpox, 2. Bubonic Plague, 3. Scarlet Fever, 4. Typhus, 5. Cholera, 6. Measles, 7. Diphtheria
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8. Where did many of the Indians take cover during De Soto’s first major battle?
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Two big ponds
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9. What was done to the captured Indians who refused to tell where their village was located?
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They were burned alive
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10. What is a fracas?
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a noisy quarrel or fight
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11. In what river was De Soto buried?
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Big River
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12. How did his expedition’s few survivors finally escape?
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They went through Texas and across the Gulf of Mexico to Vera Cruz, which 312 survivors reached in the summer of 1543.
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13. Whose expedition was exploring at the same time as De Soto’s?
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Juan Gallego
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14. Who had convinced Viceroy Mendoza that there were rich golden cities to the north?
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A Franciscan friar
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15. Who was given command (and paid for) the entrada?
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Francisco Vasques de Coronado
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16. Near what modern day city did it begin?
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Guadalajara
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17. How many miles did it take to reach what is today’s Arizona border?
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700 miles
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18. What did the golden cities turn out to be?
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Half-dozen mudball hamlets
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19. What’s pacification?
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leading to or promoting peace and an end to conflict, avoiding the use of force
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20. What nickname was given to the Indian rescued by Coronado?
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the Turk
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21. What rich city did he tell them about?
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Quivira
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22. What were the huge herds of humpbacked cows they found?
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Great Plains buffalo
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23. What is a travois?
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Troops of dogs loaded with poles
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24. What was eventually done to the discredited guide?
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He had him strangled in his sleep.
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25. Who did the French send to Florida in 1564?
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Rene de Laudonniere
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26. What fort did he build near modern day Jacksonville?
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Caroline
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27. To what were some of the men reduced to eating to survive?
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The bodies of newborn puppies
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28. What did the Frenchmen trade for fish?
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The shirts off their backs
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29. What does mendicant mean?
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begging for and living on money given by strangers
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30. What happened to stop Laudanniere from sailing back to France?
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Men and supplies arrived from France in seven ships
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31. What was the fear that the French would use their colony to do?
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That the French ships out of Fort Caroline would be attacking Spanish ships loaded with gold and silver.
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32. What were Huguenots?
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Heretics who had settled on the lands granted to Spain by the pope
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33. What is a heretic?
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Somebody who holds unorthodox religious belief
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34. Who did Philip II send to crush the French?
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Pedro Menendez de Aviles
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35. Who arrived the same day to help reinforce the French?
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Jean Ribault
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36. What community was founded?
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St. Augustine
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37. What is its claim to fame today?
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the oldest continuously settled city in the United States.
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38. What does impetuous mean?
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acting on the spur of the moment, without considering the consequences
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39. What happened to the French force sent to attack the Spanish?
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hurricanes tosses Ribault’s little fleet on shore near Cape Canaveral
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40. How did Menendez go after the French?
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He took 500 men overland on the outskirts of Fort Caroline and attacked at dawn on Sept. 20
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41. What is a sentinel?
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someone who stands guard over something or a group of people
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42. Why did the French not feel it necessary to post any guards?
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It was pouring really hard, and they thought no one would attack in this foul weather.
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43. What happened to the Frenchmen in the fort?
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135 were killed, and a fortunate 45 escaped by jumping over the stockade into the woods. They found a boat and sailed back to France. The Spanish flag then flew over the ramparts of Fort Caroline, which was renamed San Mateo.
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44. What question was asked of the hurricane survivors when Menendez reached them?
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If they were Catholics of Luterans
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45. What happened to those who said they were Lutherans?
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They were marched off behind the dunes and stabbed to death
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46. What does subsidize mean?
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to contribute money to somebody or something, especially to give a government grant to a private company, organization, or charity to help it to continue to function
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47. Why did the English finally decide to take an interest in the New World?
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Protestant England was constantly at war with Catholic Spain, and Queen Elizabeth sent out expeditions of her own to challenge Spanish monopoly in the New World.
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48. Who was sent to Newfoundland in 1583 and what was his fate?
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Humphrey Gilbert. He drowned on the return voyage when his ship sank in a storm.
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49. On what North Carolinian Island were two colonies founded in the 1580s?
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Roanoke Island,
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50. What were the only clues left of the Lost Colony?
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The words CROATOAN carved in capital letters on the gatepost of a log palisade, a few belongings, such as books, maps and pictures, and a suit of armor.
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51. What island do some believe they migrated?
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Present-day Hatteras
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52. What evidence suggests some may have blended in with what became the Lumbee Indians?
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Some Lumbee Indians were fair-haired and blue-eyed, and among their family names were names of Roanoke settlers, and there was a curious singsong in their speech, reminiscent, of Elizabethan English.
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53. Who made the last entrada?
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Juan de Onate
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54. Who paid for this expedition?
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He paid for it himself
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55. What hilltop fortress did Onate’s men go asking for food and water?
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They asked the Acoma Indians
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56. What happened to lead to violence?
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A soldier took two turkeys from the Indians and they killed him, then the entire pueblo rose up in arms, with Indians grabbing Spaniards and beating their heads against the rocks, and women throwing stones from terraces.
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57. Who won this first skirmish?
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The Indians
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58. What is a feint?
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a mock attack by a military force, intended to draw the enemy's attention away from the true attack
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59. Who won the second battle?
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The Spaniards
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60. After seventy of the Acomans were tried, what was the sentence?
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All Indians were found guilty. All men over 25 would have a foot cut off and would serve 20 years of serfdom. Those between 12-25 would simply have a foot cut off.
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61. What is a deterrent?
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weapons, particularly nuclear weapons, held as a retaliatory threat
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62. For how long did the sentences keep the peace?
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Nearly a century
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63. What is a white elephant?
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rare, expensive possession that is a financial burden to maintain
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64. Why did Onate send such glowing reports to the viceroy?
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Because he had to tell the boss what he wanted to hear if he wanted more funds and more men, and if he wanted to remain in charge.
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65. What does vernacular mean?
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the everyday language of the people in a country or region, as distinct from official or formal language
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66. What charges did Velasco make against Onate?
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He accused Onate of murdering two of his captains.
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67. What was the response of the viceroy to Velasco’s charges?
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He sent an inspector to New Mexico at the same time when Onate was off exploring
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68. What did the investigator discover?
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That here was a general dissatisfaction among the settlers, who had expected great riches and felt cheated
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69. What is a dossier?
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a collection of documents relating to a person or topic
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70. What happened to Onate?
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? friars, viceroy, and the king turned against him.
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71. What sentence was given to Onate?
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To pay 6200 ducat fine and to perpetual exile from New Mexico
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72. Who replaced him?
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Peralta
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73. What capital city did he found in 1610?
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Santa Fe
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74. Why did Spain decide to make New Mexico into a royal colony after all?
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Because the British had a foothold in Virginia
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75. Why has the history of America’s settlement been written from an Anglocentric point of view?
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Partly because England ousted Spain and France, partly because many of the early entrada concentrated on plunder rather than settlement, slaughtering Indians as they went.
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76. Who does Morgan insist should be remembered as the first white men to settle in the United States?
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The emissaries of the Catholic empire of Spain, orthodox and loyal, bearers of the sword and the cross.
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