European Exploration

Spain’s motivation for sending explorers to Texas was to -

• build houses for the Native Americans.

• find fresh water to bring back to Spain.

• find gold and capture people and land

• create a statue to memorialize the exploration

What are the motivations for European Exploration? (Check all that apply)

• conquer new lands

• discover new games to play

• new trade resources

• spread Christianity

What was the result of the Francisco Vásquez de Coronado exploration?

• Coronado found gold but lost the treasure on his return to Mexico.

• Coronado found gold and used the treasure to buy furs.

• Coronado claimed land in Texas for France.

• Coronado claimed lands for Spain, but did not find any gold.

He commanded the first party of Spaniards to land on Galveston Island.

He became a prisoner of the Karankawa Indians and learned how to live with them.

He wrote about his travels and life with the Indians in a journal.

Which explorer’s accomplishments are described above?

• Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

• Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca

• Christopher Columbus

• Alonso Alvarez de Pineda

How did the Spanish react to the news of a French fort at Matagorda Bay in Texas?

• They offered to buy the land from France for a large sum of gold.

• They encouraged local Indians to attack the fort.

• They ignored the fort because it was too small to threaten Spanish interests in Texas.

• They sent another expedition to Texas to reclaim the land for Spain.

What was the primary reason for establishing the settlement above?

• To find gold for the King of Spain.

• To protect French claims against the Spanish.

• To convert the American Indians to Christianity.

• To find farmland for new settlers from Europe.

Why did the Spanish want to build settlements in Texas?

• They wanted a way to expand their empire and gain more citizens.

• The American Indians requested more Spanish soldiers in Texas.

• They were continuing to search Texas for the golden city of Cibola.

• They had found a large city of gold and more soldiers were needed.

These special settlements were created by Spanish priests. They wanted to convert Indian tribes to Christianity. In the center of these settlements there was a large building with an inside patio. At the other end was a Catholic church.

Which of the following is the type of settlement described above?

• Presidio

• Priest mansion

• American Indian school

• Spanish mission

What was important about San Antonio in 1718?

• It was in the middle of all the missions, so it was easy to get supplies from.

• It was on French land which prevented the Spanish hold on Texas.

• It was on the Rio Grande River and was a stopping point for travelers.

• It was near French trading posts which increased trade between them and Spanish.

Causes

Deadly diseases like smallpox were killing citizens. American Indians returned to their way of life.

Loss of money to fund the settlements.

What was the effect of these causes?

• Spain left to move all its missions to New Mexico.

• Spain began to build even more missions in Texas.

• France took over all the missions in Texas.

• Spain's system of mission in Texas failed.