biweekly 9/10

Why did Spanish interest in Texas decline on the 1540?

• The Apaches killed many Spaniard in raids.

• The Colombian Exchange ended.

• Queen Isabella died.

• Explorers failed to find gold or other treasure.

Which country were the Spanish Explorers from?

• Spain
• England
• France

Hernan Cortez defeated what empire?

• Mayan
• Incan
• Spanish
• Aztec

The Seven Cities of Gold was searched by?

• Coronado

• La Salle

• Cortes

• de Vaca

Cabeza de Vaca is the first European to...

• find one of the Seven Cities of Gold

• set foot and explore present-day Texas and Mexico

• defeat the Aztec empire

• name Mexico

de Pineda was important because he...

• found one of the Seven Cities of Gold

• conquered the Aztecs

• mapped the gulf coast

• was the first European to step foot on Texas soil

One conflict between the Spanish and American Indians was that both claimed the same

• ancestors

• gold

• land

• religion

Which American Indian group became feared enemies of the Spanish, especially after they obtained horses?

• Apaches

• Karankawas

• Tigues

• Pueblo

When Fray Marcos and Estevanico reached what they thought was a golden city..

• Estevanico angered the people there and was killed

• Fray Marcos taught the residents about Christianity

• Estavanico was welcome and settled in the city.

• Fray Marcos became ill and died.

What did Coronado hope to find at Cibola and Quivira?

• Gold

• Food

• Oil

• Friendly Indians