1st six Weeks Exam Review

Rene-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle is the explorer who.......

• Conquered the Aztecs in 1519

• Landed at Matagorda Bay while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River

• Mapped the Gulf Coast

• Came to the New World in search of Cibola

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 contribution did Alvarez de Pineda make for Spanish exploration?

• mapped the Texas coast
• defeated the Aztec
• settled Mexico City
• explored New Mexico

In what year did Alvarez de Pineda explore the  Texas coastline?

• 1519
• 1528
• 1541
• 1542

Historians organize information about the past into?

• Decades

• Eras

• Regions

• Culture Groups

What two regions have flat land suitable for farming and ranching?

• Great Plains

• North Central Plains

• Mountains and basins

• Coastal Plains

What country sent the most explorers to the New World during this time?

• Spain

• France

If you find :dugout canoes, arrow heads, and cane traps in an archaeological site.....Which Native Texan tribe lived at this settlement?

• Caddo

• Coushatta

• Karankawas

• Tonkawas

What two nomadic tribes depended on the buffalo for survival?

• Caddos

• Kiowa

• Apache

• Jumanos

T/F: France and Spain competed to settle in Texas.

• True

• False