Age of Contact

When did Pineda map the Texas Coastline?

• 1519

• 1607

• 1537

• 1658

Which explorer landed at Matagorda Bay while searching for the Mississippi River?

• La Salle

• Cortes

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

Coronado searched Texas for what?

• Seven Cities of Gold

• Buffalo

• land passage to the Pacific

• route to Asia

Where would the Era of Exploration be on a timeline?

• 1300's

• 1500's

• 1700's

• 1800's

What motivated the explorers to search the Americas?

• to find gold

• spread democracy

• leave crowded cities

• escape government policies

What was Cibola?

• a mission in San Antonio

• a ship that landed on the Texas coast

• a legendary city of gold

• a disease

All were countries competing to explore and claim new lands in the 1500's and 1600's EXCEPT...

• France

• Spain

• India

• England

Which country supported the expeditions of Columbus, Cortes, Pineda and Coronado?

• Spain

• France

• England

• India

Explorer from Spain who wanted to find wealth.

• Viceroy

• Conquistador

• Expedition

• Colony

A journey undertaken by a group of people with specific purpose.

• colony

• settlement

• expedition

• viceroy