Age of Contact to Spanish Colonial Review

What region did Cabeza de Vaca explore when he shipwrecked in Galveston?

• Great Plains
• North Central Plains
• Coastal Plains
• Mountains & Basins

What region did Coronado explore when he was searching the Panhandle for Cibola?

• Great Plains
• North Central Plains
• Coastal Plains
• Mountains & Basins

What region did Don Juan Onate explore when he established El Paso & other missions along the Rio Grande?

• Great Plains
• North Central Plains
• Coastal Plains
• Mountains & Basins

What significant event took place in 1519?

• Christopher Columbus 'discovers' the Americas
• La Salle builds Fort St. Louis on the Texas coast
• Pineda maps the Texas coast
• San Antonio is established

What French explorer began explorations in Texas?

• Cortes
• Coronado
• Pineda
• La Salle

What era consist of European explorers coming to the Americas?

• Natural Texas & Its People
• Age of Contact
• Spanish Colonial
• Revolution & Republic

Which of the following is not one of the main reasons for exploration in the Age of Contact era?

• Glory
• Grievance
• God
• Gold

Who was the 1st African to explore Texas?  He was shipwrecked on Galveston & helped search for Cibola.

• Esteban
• La Salle
• Cabeza de Vaca
• Cortes

What explorer is associated with Fort St. Louis?

• Cabeza de Vaca
• Coronado
• Cortes
• La Salle

What explorer mapped the Gulf of Mexico from Florida to Mexico?

• Cabeza de Vaca
• Pineda
• Coronado
• La Salle