Explorers Review

What was the importance of Alonso Álvarez de Pineda's exploration of the Texas coast in 1519?

• His exploration included the first group of Europeans to enter what is now Texas.

• His journey inspired conquistadores to explore what is now Texas.

• He was the first European to explore and map what is now the Texas coastline.

• He led explorers to an island near present-day Galveston

Near which present-day Texas city did Cabeza de Vaca's raft wash ashore?​

• El Paso

• San Angelo

• Corpus Christi

• Galveston

Which conquistador is responsible for leveling Tenochtitlan, building Mexico City, and ending the Aztec Empire?

• Hernan Cortes

• Cabeza de Vaca

• La Salle

• Pineda

Based on the map, how did Spain respond to French interest in extending their lands past the Mississippi River Valley

• by controlling the Gulf of Mexico with missions along the coast

• by establishing missions in East Texas

• by building missions in Louisiana's western side

• by starting missions closer to the Rio Grande

Exploration of Texas and the United States was called the "Age of Contact" because

• Explorers from Europe journeyed through America after accidentally discovering it

• Pineda mapped the Texas Coastline

• France and Spain competed for Territory in East Texas

• all of these answers are correct

Which of these were reasons for European exploration?

• European rulers wanted to claim land for their country

• Religious leaders wanted to convert native peoples

• European merchants sought wealth from trade

• All of the above

Europeans search for riches in the new world led to the Spanish coming to America and conquistadores exploring Texas.

• False

• True

Soldier explorers, called conquistadores, helped to conquer and settle lands claimed by Spain in the Americas.

• True

• False

Who helped the survivors of Pánfilo de Narváez's expedition after they were stranded on an island?

• Pineda

• the Karankawa

• the Zuni

• Cabeza de Vaca

Spanish explorers of Texas spread many diseases that helped many Native Americans.

• True

• False