Exploration and Colonization

What historical figure led Spain's expansion efforts into South Texas, served as the military commander and governor of the area around present day Larado

• Jose de Escandon

• Francisco Hidalgo

• Antonio Margil de Jesus

• Fray Damian Massanet

What physical geographic feature influenced where the missions and presidios were build in Texas?

• Mountains

• Cities

• Rivers

• Heavy Rainfall

What year does Pineda map the coastline of Texas?

• 1519

• 1607

• 1658

• 1718

Which of the following best describes the defining characteristics of the Age of Contact era in Texas History?

• Anglo and Spanish settlers established colonies in Texas.

• American Indian tribes were driven out of Texas by French settlers.

• Spanish explorers and French Explorers both claimed land in Texas.

• Spanish colonists abandoned exploration of Texas after not finding any gold.

Which major Texas city was founded by Spanish colonists in 1718?

• Corpus Christi

• El Paso

• Laredo

• San Antonio

Which sequence of events is in the correct order?

• Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas

  Pineda maps Texas

  La Salle establishes Fort St. Louis

• Pineda maps Texas

  Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas

  La Salle establishes Fort St. Louis

• La Salle establishes Fort St. Louis

  Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas

  Pineda maps Texas

• Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas

  La Salle establishes Fort St. Louis

  Pineda maps Texas

Which of these explorers landed at Matagorda Bay while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River?

• Rene-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle

• Hernando Cortes

• Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

Which group likely viewed the construction of the new Spanish missions with suspicion?

• Catholic priests

• Conquistadors

• American Indian tribes

• Anglo settlers

Which Spanish Catholic priest cooperated with French authorities in Louisiana to bring missions to East Texas?

• Jose de Escandon

• Antonio Margil de Jesus

• Frany Damien Massanet

• Francisco Hidalgo

Fray Damien Massanet and Alonso De Leon led a successful expedition for Spain into East Texas in 1690. This expedition came about because the Spanish were concerned about-

• settlers going missing in the region

• slave rebellions occurring in the region

• Indian tribes attacking missions in the region

• French forces establishing settlement in the region