Europeans Explore Texas

The practice of owning people and forcing them to work without pay.

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A journey made for a special purpose.

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A settlement of people who have moved to another country but are still ruled by their home country.

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A person of Spanish decent from the sixteenth centery.

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Why did Christopher Columbus sail to the island near Florida?

• It was a mistake. He was trying to read Asia to trade for spices by sailing west form Europe.

• He wanted to go to the beach.

• He was looking for special spices from Florida.

• He wanted to buy Aztec gold jewlery.

What do you think happened when American Indians and Europeans first met?

• They had a war.

• They probably tried to communicate.

• They had the first Thanksgiving.

• They farmed the land.

Who was Alonso Alvarez de Pineda?

• He was an explorer who found gold

• He became the first explorer to reach present-day Texas.

• He sailed across the Indian Ocean.

• He learned how to speak Spanish.

What was Cibola?

• Seven cities of gold.

• Seven cities of fire.

• Seven cities of sliver.

• Seven cities of European explorers.

Where did Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca write about his experiences?

• In the local newspaper.

• In the New York Times Magazine.

• In a journal

• On a map.

Led an expedition to present-day New Mexico through what is today El Paso.

• Juan de Onate

• Hernando de Soto

• Luis de Moscoso

• Christopher Columbus