Texas History-European Colonization

Due to their location, the native Texan tribe most likely to meet the Spanish first would be the?

• Karankawa
• Apaches
• Puebloan
• Eskimos

I was among the first Spaniards to set foot in Texas. Who am I?

• Christopher Columbus
• Hernan Cortez
• Cabeza de Vaca
• LaSalle

Which of the following Spaniards led a fruitless search in Texas and beyond for gold?

• Narvaez
• LaSalle
• Karankawa
• Coronado

I was the first to map the Texas coast line.  Who am I?

• Pineda
• Narvaez
• Cortez
• Columbus

Which were the first European countries to claim Texas?

• Spain and England
• Spain and France
• France and Italy
• Spain and Mexico

What was the purpose of the mission system?

• To kill native americans
• to expand french culture
• to convert native Americans to Catholics 
• to defeat the Aztecs

LaSalle claimed the land around the Mississippi river. He name it Louisiana in honor of King Louis XIV of 

• England
• Spain
• Germany
• France

The Spanish and other Europeans viewed North America as

• land to claim as their own
• useless mass of land
• private property belonging to the natives
• land to be left alone

The Spanish legend of the Seven Cities of Cibloa led to all of the following except

• The first sighting of the bison
• the discovery of large gold deposits
• the exploration of the Texas panhandle
• the first European sighting of the Grand Canyon 

The first Europeans to establish settlements in North America were the

• Portuguese
• Dutch
• English
• Spanish