Explorers and Early Colonization

Which of the following Era includes Pineda mapping the coast, Cortes conquering the Aztecs, and the first European to step foot on Texas soil?

• Early Statehood (1845-1861)

• Age of Contact (1519-1689)

• The Land and Its Early People (Prehistory-1519)

• Civil Rights and Conservatism (1945-Present Day)

What is significant about the year 1519? (check all that apply)

• Onate establishes New Mexico for Spain

• Cabeza de Vaca lands in Texas.

• Alvarez de Pineda maps the coastline.

• Coronado looks for the Seven Cities of Gold.

• Cortes conquers the Aztecs.

What were the political, economical, and social reasons for the exploration of Texas by the Spanish and French?

• Trade, Tapestry, and Tactics

• Wants, Needs, and Wishes

• Gold, Glory, and God

• Machines, Martyrs, and Mothers

I was captured by the Karankawas and held as a slave before I made my my escape back to Mexico City. I was also believed to the the first person to conduct life saving surgery on a Native. Who am I?

• Cabeza De Vaca

• Onate

• Coronado

• Cortes

Which explorer was searching for the mouth of the Mississippi and landed at Matagorda Bay?

• Cortes

• Cabeza de Vaca

• La Salle

• Pineda

Francisco Hildago....

• contacted French authorities in Louisiana to check East Texas missions

• bought Louisiana for Spain

• colonized San Antonio

• Moved his mission to La Bahia

The Spanish wanted Indians to follow what religion?

• Baptist Religion
• Texan Religion
• Puritan Religion
• Catholic Religion

What were the goals of the Spanish forts and missions?

• convert Native Americans to Catholicism.

• teach Native Americans to adopt the Spanish way of life

• Strengthen Spain's claims on Texas land agianst the French.

• all of the above

Which event sequence is correct by date?

• Pineda maps Texas coastline, Cabeza de Vaca is enslaved by the Karankawa, La Salle establishes Fort Saint Louis

• Cabeza de Vaca is enslaved by the Karankawa, Pineda maps Texas coastline,La Salle establishes Fort Saint Louis

• La Salle establishes Fort Saint Louis, Pineda maps Texas coastline, Cabeza de Vaca is enslaved by the Karankawa

• Cabeza de Vaca is enslaved by the Karankawa,La Salle establishes Fort Saint Louis, Pineda maps Texas coastline

Which explorer, Spanish or French, had the most impact on Texas becoming what it is today?