Unit 2 Vocab (Explorers and Missions)

Front

Christopher Columbus set sail in ____ to find an alternate route to India/Asia

Back

1492

Front

Cabeza de Vaca shipwrecked in 1528 on ________ and spent 7 years with the Karankawa.

Back

Galveston Bay

Front

French explorer who found the Mississippi River but got lost trying to find it again.

Back

La Salle

Front

In 1519, this explorer overthrew the Aztec Empire for Spain.

Back

Cortes

Front

Alonso Alvarez de Pineda is famous for:

Back

Mapping the Coast of Texas in 1519

Front

Primary motive for European exploration of the New World:

Back

God, Gold and Glory

Front

Columbus landed in 1492 here:

Back

Bahamas

Front

La Salle founded a Fort in East Texas called

Back

Fort St. Louis

Front

Monarch refers to:

Back

King/Queen or Ruling Person/Family of a Country

Front

A fort where soldiers lived to protect missions.

Back

Presidio