European and Spanish Exploration 2016

 What was the importance of Alonso Álvarez de Pineda's 
exploration of the Texas coast in 1519?

•  His exploration included
  the first group of Europeans to enter what is now Texas.
•  His journey inspired conquistadores
  to explore what is now Texas.
• He was the first European
  to explore and map what is now the
  Texas coastline.
• He led explorers to an
  island near
  present-day Galveston.

What was the effect of Cabeza 
de Vaca's journey through 
Texas in 1535-­36?

• Cabeza de Vaca became very wealthy 
  because of the gold and minerals 
  he found as he traveled through Texas.
• Cabeza de Vaca founded 
  the settlement of 
  Galveston.
• Cabeza de Vaca's stories 
  about his 
  journey became the reason other conquistadores 
  wanted to 
  explore Texas.
• Cabeza de Vaca's expedition 
  taught 
  the French that 
  Texas was not a place 
  that 
  should be settled.

Which sequence explains how events in Europe in the 1400s led to the Age of Contact in Texas in the 1500s and 1600s?

• Europe to Asia land routes not mapped 
  → European traders got lost
   → Spanish explorers accidentally find Texas
• Europeans search for sea routes to Asia 
  → Spanish come to the Americas 
  → Spanish conquistadores explore Texas
• Ottomans force traders to go by sea to Asia 
  → Columbus makes contact with the Karankawa 
  → Spanish settlers move to Texas 
• European traders lack navigation tools to travel by land to Asia 
  → go by sea instead 
  → Spain discovers Texas

Why did Francisco Vásquez 
de Coronado have the man 
called "the Turk" put to death?​

• The Turk led Coronado's 
  expedition to Palo Duro 
  Canyon instead of the Grand Canyon, 
  which is where
  Coronado wanted to go.
• The Turk led Coronado's 
  expedition to Cíbola 
  instead of to Quivira, 
  which is where Coronado 
  wanted to go.
•  ​The Turk led Coronado's 
  expedition to a Native American settlement of 
  sticks and mud instead 
  of to a grand city filled with treasures,
  which is where Coronado wanted to go.
• The Turk was a Pawnee 
  and Coronado did not 
  trust Native Americans.

What were the buildings and the people of the Zuni settlement, 
that Coronado encountered, made of?

• Adobe
•  Stone
• Mud and Sticks
• Clay

Cabeza de Vaca was kept as a semi slave by which Native American tribe?

• Comanche
• Apache
• Caddos
• Karankawas

An expedition is.......?

• A journey undertaken by a group of people with a definite purpose
• A journey undertaken by a group of people trying to solve a mystery
• A journey undertaken by a group of pirates for no clear reason
• A voyage undertaken by a group of people who enjoy new fun places

Why did the Spanish want to explore Texas?

• God, gold, and glory
• to find the Seven Cities of Cibola
• to find a shortcut to the Northwest Passage
• all of the above

The Seven Cities of Cibola were

• seven cities made of platinum 
• seven cities filled with petroleum 
• seven cities filled with missions
• seven cities made of gold

What was the name of Cabeza de Vaca's book?

• My Adventures in Texas
• La Relacion
• The Big Book of Texas
• La Tejas