Exploration & Early Colonization of Texas

What city was built on the ruins of Tenonchtitlan?

• Mexico City

• New York City

• Austin

• Houston

Who founded Fort St. Louis?

• Robert La Salle

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Hernan Cortes

• Christopher Columbus

What two things did missions always have?

• Churches

• Indian Headquarters

• Animal

• Walls

What mission helped San Antonio de Valero when they began to have too many people?

• San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo

• La Bahia

• San Saba

• Concepcion

A religious settlement used to convert the natives to Catholicism

• Mission

• Friar

• Viceroy

• Exploration

Who founded 15 settlements from Northern Mexico to the Nueces River?

• Jose de Escandon

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Christopher Columbus

• Robert La Salle

What country was worried about the French being interested in Texas?

• Spain

• Portugal

• Britain

• Ireland

What era includes building missions, presidios and towns in Texas?

• Spanish Colonial Era

• Revolutionary Era

• Era of Exploration

• Manifest Destiny

What was the original name of the Alamo?

• La Bahia

• San Francisco de los Tejas

• Concepcion

• San Antonio de Valero

What explorer landed in Galveston?

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Christopher Columbus

• Cortez

• Robert LaSalle