Texas History Exploration

A religious settlement

• presidio

• council

• mission

• alcalde

What concerns did Native Americans have about living in a mission?

• They did not want to give up their own traditions and culture.
• They were concerned about the number of diseases causing death.
• They tried to avoid living in the missions to prevent getting sick.
• All of the above

First explorer to map the Texas coast

• Alvarez de Pineda
• Cabeza de Vaca
• Coronado
• Moscoso

Spanish soldiers who sought wealth and glory?

• Real estate agents
• Zoro
• Conquistadors
• Friars

Who was part of the expedition that shipwrecked in Galveston and was saved by the Karankawas?

• Cabeza de gato
• Cabeza de pollo
• Cabeza de vaca
• Cabeza de mesa

Big Bend National Park is located in which region?

• Great Plains

• Coastal Plains

• Mountains and Basins

• Coastal Plains

Which group likely viewed the construction of new Spanish missions with suspicion?

• Catholic priests

• American Indian tribes

• Conquistadors

• Anglo settlers

Due to their location, the native Texan tribe most likely to meet the Spanish first would be the?

• Karankawa
• Apaches
• Puebloan
• Eskimos

I was among the first Spaniards to set foot in Texas. Who am I?

• Christopher Columbus
• Hernan Cortez
• Cabeza de Vaca
• LaSalle

Which were the first European countries to claim Texas?

• Spain and England
• Spain and France
• France and Italy
• Spain and Mexico