Early Exploration and Colonization in Texas

European exploration of Texas was mainly between the _____ and the ____.

• 1400-1600s

• 1500-1700s

• 1600-1800s

• 1800-1900s

Which of the following was a characteristic of the Spanish Colonial Era in Texas?

• Forts were built to protect American Indian tribes in Texas.

• American Indian tribes were discouraged from settling in Texas.

• Missions were built to confirm Spanish claims to the land in Texas.

• Spanish explorers negotiated treaties to trade and travel safely in Texas.

Which of the following best describes the defining characteristics of the Age of Contact era in Texas history?

• Anglo and Spanish settlers established colonies in Texas.

• American Indian tribes were driven out of Texas by French settlers.

• Spanish explorers and French explorers both claimed land in Texas.

• Spanish colonists abandoned exploration of Texas after not finding any gold.

In 1685, La Salle established ____ near present day Matagorda Bay.

• Brenham

• Principal Cenis Villages

• La Grange

• Fort St. Lois

Who was the first Spaniard to explore the interior of Texas?

• Coronado

• De Soto

• Cortez

• Cabeza de Vaca

What was the significance of Alonso Alvarez de Pineda exploration of the Texas coast?

• He defeated the Karankawas

• He befriended the Karakawas after being shipwrecked

• He made maps of the lands from Florida to Mexico

• He was able to land and build a mission for Spain

Which of these explorers landed at Matagorda Bay while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River?

• Rene-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle

• Hernando Cortés

• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

• Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

Which motivation led early European explorers to investigate the Americas?

• Desire to find gold

• Desire to spread democracy

• Desire to leave overcrowded cities

• Desire to escape government monarchies

What effect did LaSalle's exploration of Texas have on the Spaniards?

• Spain decided to give up all claim to the region

• .Spain stepped up her efforts to settle Texas

• Spain cooperated with France to crush the Native Texans

• Spain sold all of her existing settlements to France

Which Spanish Catholic priest cooperated with French authorities in Louisiana to bring missions to East Texas?

• José de Escandón

• Francisco Hidalgo

• Antonio Margil de Jesús

• Fray Damián Massanet