7th Tx. BOY Benchmark Review

Correctly identify the missing major era missing in Texas History

1. Age of Contact (explorers)

2. Spanish Colonial (Missions)

3. _____________

4. Texas Revolution

• Mexican National

• Spanish National

• European National

What was the purpose of a Mission?

• to protect cities/town

• to convert (change) Indians to Spanish lifestyle

• to support the sedentary lifestyle

What was the purpose of a Presidio?

• to protect cities/town

• to convert (change) Indians to Spanish lifestyle

• to support the sedentary lifestyle

What is the explorer Columbus best known for?

• discovering the new world

• Finding Gold

• Searching for the City of Gold

What is the explorer Cortes best known for?

• Discovering the New World

• Finding Gold

• Searching for the City of Gold

What is the explorer Pineda best known for?

• Discovering the New World

• Finding Gold

• Creating the 1st map of the Texas Coastline

What is the explorer Cabeza de Vaca best known for?

• Shipwrecking on Galveston and living with the Indians

• Creating the 1st map of the Texas coastline

• Searching for the City of Gold

What is the explorer Coronado best known for?

• Convincing others to come to Texas

• Shipwrecked on Galveston and living with the Indians

• Searching for the City of Gold

What is the explorer La Salle best known for?

• Convincing others to come to Texas

• Shipwrecked on Galveston and living with the Indians

• Searching for the City of Gold

Click the three reasons for European Exploration (The 3 G's)

• Gold

• Gospel

• Glory

• God