Missions/Explorers Review

Why did the Spanish adopt the process of building missions and presidios?

• to help the local Indians maintain their Indian lands and expand the Indian cultures.
• to research the local Indians and publish Academic reports on world cultures.
• To claim the land for Spain, also convert the local Indians to Christianity, grow settlements and towns
• to find better lands for the French.

What motivated Spanish explorers to want to travel to Texas?

• to learn Indian languages
• to study the local fish species
• to find gold
• to find new song ideas

What impact did the expeditions of Pineda and Cabeza de Vaca have on the exploration of Texas? 

• Pineda’s map and Cabeza’s stories so alarmed the Kings of Europe that they stopped all further exploration 
• the King gave free copies of Pineda’s map to all the interested peasants in Europe who wanted to vacation 
• Cabeza’s stories of his travels (his journal) and Pineda’s map encouraged others to settle.
• the local Indians were so happy with Pineda’s map that they offered free land to any European settlers.

Which headline could have occurred in 1519?

• Manny Valdez defeats the Aztecs!
• Coronado claims Oregon!
• Pineda Maps Coastline of Texas!
• La Salle Claims New York!

What influenced where missions and presidios were built?

• Desert

• Mountains

• Rivers

• Oceans

A newspaper headline reads...Pineda Maps the Coast of Texas! What year did this happen?

• 1492

• 1519

• 1776

• 2018

Which of the following was NOT a motivation for European exploration?

• Finding riches like gold and natural resources

• Spreading Diseases

• Expanding their empire and culture

• Spreading Christianity

Which explorer claimed the entire Mississippi River Valley for France?

• Robert La Salle

• Francisco Coronado

• Samuel de Champlain

• John Cabot

What French explorer began explorations in Texas?

• Cortes
• Coronado
• Pineda
• La Salle

Which of the following is not one of the main reasons for exploration in the Age of Contact era?

• Glory
• Grievance
• God
• Gold