Early Explorers of Texas

What source tells you about an event that is from that time?

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

What is a source that tells about an event but it is from a time after the event?

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

Check the correct items that would be considered a primary source.

• Speeches

• Textbooks

• Diaries

• Photographs

• Magazines

Cabeza De Vaca was shipwrecked and ____________ by the Native Americans.

La Salle was a _______________ explorer

• Spanish

• French

* Spread of the Catholic Religion * Great Wealth * Power

What are these items referring to?

• Reasons the Indians were so aggressive.

• Cultural problems in the Spanish homeland.

• Reasons for Spanish exploration.

• The reasons for the war for Independence

Who was shipped wrecked and captured by the Native Americans

• Coronado

• La Salle

• Cabeza De Vaca

• Cortez

What does EXPLORATION mean?

• A journey taken by a group of people.

• A Spanish Explorer

• A person who travels in search of new resources, build an empire or spread a religion.

• Travel undertaken to discover new resources

Of the following, which is Pineda known for?

• Conquered the Aztec

• Search for new resources

• Mapped the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico in 1519

• Search 7 cities for Gold

Who conquered the Aztec empire?

• La Salle

• Pineda

• Cortez

• Coronado