Texas Exploration

Why was La Salle chosen by the French to explore the New World?

• French wanted to capture Native Americans and make them slaves

• French wanted to create trade routes for furs

• The French wanted to ensure that they could find a path to Mexico

• The French decided to live among the Indians

Why did Coronado sail to the New World? What was he looking for?

• Gold

• Spices

• Black Liquid

• Native Americans

What was one of the reasons for European exploration in Texas?

• Find new animals

• Search for wealth

• Form allies with Native Americans

• Improve maps to allow for more explorers to sail to the new world

Which tribe did Cabeza de Vaca live with for 6 years?

• The Caddos

• Apaches

• Karankawas

• Pueblos

Why was La Salle's expedition important to exploration?

• He found the famous cities of gold

• He was able to conquer Native Americans

• He made an entire map of Texas

• He was able to make Spain rethink Texas potential

Why wasn't Cabeza de Vaca taken in as a slave by the Karanakwas?

• He was able to convert most of the Native Americans to Christianity

• He was able to give them gifts from the cities of gold

• He used his medical skills and became their medicine man

• He was able to fight off the Native Americans

What was on positive exchange from the Europeans to the Native Americans?

• Diseases which wiped out most of the Native American population

• Spanish brought over animals such as sheep, horses, and cows

• The Spanish made Indians convert and disrupt their way of life

• The Spanish brought furs that Native Americans can use

What type of settlement's main focus was to convert Native Americans, contained farming and crafts, and Priest and Native Americans lived in?

• Presidio

• Mission

• Ranchero

• Tejas Battleground

What was the result of the Spanish Mission system?

• The missions were highly successful in converting Indians to Catholicism

• The missions were able to create a new home for Native Americans for centuries to come

• The Missions made it easier for Native Americans to trade with other tribes

• The Mission system was unsuccessful in converting Indians to Catholicism

What type of settlement is described as protecting the missions, military drills and patrols, and was the living quarters for Spanish soldiers

• Towns

• Ranch

• Presidio

• Mission