Explorers Quiz Review Texas History

What was the overall goal for Spanish Exploration?

• To search for more wealth and resources for Spain

• To gain more power and glory by controlling more territory

• To spread the Catholic religion to the Native Americans

• All of the above

Which of the following explorers spent 8 years on an expedition through the interior of Texas and kept a detailed journal of his experiences?

• Cabeza de Vaca

• La Salle

• Pineda

• Coronado

Pineda mapped the Texas Coast?

• True

• False

Which of the following explorers established Fort St. Louis near modern day Victoria, Texas?

• Coronado

• Pineda

• La Salle

• Cabeza de Vaca

The European explorer who led an expedition in search of the "golden, glittering cities" was Coronado?

• True

• False

Which of the following happened to La Salle?

• He created a successful colony in Texas

• He mapped the Texas Coast

• He found the Lost City of Gold?

• His men mutinied and killed him

Why was Cabeza de Vaca treated so well by the Natives he was captured by?

• He performed surgery on a warrior with an arrow in his chest

• He treated the Natives with respect

• He has access to supplies the Natives neeeded

• He gave the Natives gold and food

Pineda's Drawn Map was a Secondary Source.

• True

• False

What effect did Pineda's map have?

• People were afraid to come to Texas

• La Salle was able to get more French to settle in Texas

• More explorers came to Texas with knowledge of Texas

• Coronado knew the location of the Lost City of Gold

Which year did Pineda map the coast of Texas?

• 1519

• 1492

• 1524

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