Texas History Age of Contact

Which of the following was the main accomplishment of Explorer Hernan Cortez?

• He was the first European to see, and map the Texas Gulf Coast

• He captured the mighty Karankawa chief, Montezuma

• He gave the gold and riches he discovered to the French King and Queen

• He destroyed the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan and built Mexico City in its place

The first nation's flag to fly over Texas was....

• United States

• French

• Texas

• Spanish

Coronado led the large scale expedition in the areas of Texas and new Mexico while searching for what?

• Wichita and Tigues, the Aztec cities fabled to be rich with Gold

• Cibola and Quivira, the largest of the seven cities of Gold

• Galveston and Matagorda, the places rumored to be best suited for natural ports and waterways

• Tenochtitlan and Mexico City, to take it over from Hernan Cortez, and control the massive wealth he controlled there

Hernando de Soto's expedition traveled across Texas and other parts of the Americas to

• take land from France

• find gold for Spain

• Settle new territories

• convert the native people groups

What contribution did Alvarez de Pineda make for Spanish exploration?

• mapped the Texas coast
• defeated the Aztec
• settled Mexico City
• explored New Mexico

Which motivation led early European explorers to investigate the Americas?

• Desire to find gold
• Desire to spread democracy
• Desire to leave overcrowded cities
• Desire to escape government monarchies

What happened to Narváez on his journey with Cabeza de Vaca?

• Narváez led a rebellion against Cabeza de Vaca and left him in Florida while he searched for the coast of Texas.

• Narváez was captured by Indians in Florida, and then, in Texas and died from poor treatment.

• Narváez was so desperate for gold that he stayed in Florida searching for it and never made it to Texas.

• Narváez led a failed exploration of Florida, lost his ships and built rafts that eventually were lost in a hurricane. He died on the expedition, but a few survivors landed on the Texas coast.

Spanish explorers who came to North, Central, and South America for God, gold, and glory. 

• natives 
• indigenous
• conquistadors
• nomads

People who were already living in the areas that the Europeans "discovered", or another word for indigenous

• natives

• explorers

• conquistadors

• mastadons

Which tribes relied almost entirely on the bison or buffalo for survival

• Plains tribes
• Southeastern/Woodland tribes
• Western Gulf Coast tribes
• Pueblo tribes