Chapter 4 Exploration & Colonization of TX

What motivated Spain to send explorers and settlers to present-day TX?

• competition
• desire for expansion, more land
• economic opportunities (gold)
• All of the above

Why was Cabeza de Vaca's journal important to historians?

• It's a primary source that tells about It's a primary source that tells about Fray Niza.
• It's a primary source that tells about his accomplishments.
• It's a secondary source.
• It's pretty.

What was Alonso Alvarez de Pineda's contribution to the exploration of present-day TX?

• He led an expedition and conquered the Aztecs.
• He led an expedition that was shipwrecked on the TX coast.
• He sailed the Gulf Coast of TX and made a map.
• He sailed along the Gulf Coast and the Rio Grande.

Who started a settlement and fort in TX that caused Spanish officials to realize that they had to protect their land claims there?

• La Salle
• Juan Onate
• Christopher Columbus
• Cabeza de Vaca

Why did Francisco Vasquez de Coronado lead an expedition for 2 years exploring parts of the the American Southwest and the TX panhandle?

• To conquer the Zuni villages
• To find and conquer the 7 cities of gold
• To bring livestock to American Indians
• To start a colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River

Why did Spain establish missions in TX?

• All of the following answers
• To teach the Catholic beliefs to American Indians
• To expand and protect Spanish territory
• To claim more land

Where did the Spanish establish missions in TX?

• In the TX panhandle
• Along the San Antonio River near American Indian groups
• In the west
• In Mexico

What effect did settlers from the Canary Islands have on the growth of TX?

• They founded present-day San Antonio.
• They started a colony near the Rio Grande.
• They taught Indians farming.
• They fought the Pueblo Indians.

How did American Indians contribute to the development of TX under Spanish rule?

• They taught Spanish priests to play guitars and harps.
• They taught traditional beliefs to Spanish priests
• They shared their knowledge of plants and animals
• They shared their knowledge of missions.

What was Jose de Escandon's contribution to the development of TX?

• He colonized and governed the San Antonio River Valley.
• He colonized and governed the lower Rio Grande Valley.
• He established a large cattle-shipping business.
• He established forts to protect merchants.