Unit 4 Age of Contact

What were the political, social and economic motivations for European exploration of Texas?

• Gold

• Glory

• God

• All of the above

Who was the first explorer to explore the INTERIOR of Texas?

• Coronado
• Cabeza de Vaca
• Pineda
• Cortes

Which explorer conquered the Aztecs in Mexico?

• Cortez
• Pineda
• La Salle
• Cabeza de Vaca

What was the significance of the year 1519?

• Columbus first explored the Caribbean 
• Pineda mapped the Texas coastline
• Coronado found the city of gold
• La Salle settled the Mississippi River

How did Spain respond to the French settling in New Spain?

• Spain increased its effort to explore and colonize in Texas.
• Spain decided to attack France in Europe.
• Spain made an alliance with Native Americans
• Spain made a partnership with France

Why was Fort St. Louis a threat to Spain?

• It was a French fort within territory that Spain believed was part of New Spain.
• It was the capital of a new French colony located near New Spain.
• It was a very effective military and fur trading outpost for France. 
• It was the capital of a new French colony located near New Spain.

The era during which Europeans explored and interacted with native people.

• Natural Texas and its People

• Early Statehood

• Age of Contact

• 4 Regions of Texas

Who was the Italian explorer who sailed for Spain first landed in the Caribbean in 1492 and allowed Spain to send more explorers?

• Cabeza de Vaca
• Columbus
• Pineda
• La Salle

Who was the French explorer who settled in Texas by accident and opened up the Mississippi River for France?

• La Salle
• Columbus
• Pineda
• Coronado

Which of the following was not a goal of the Spanish in exploring the New World?

• To defeat the English.
• To gain wealth for themselves.
• To  make their country more powerful.   
• To spread Christianity.