Spanish Exploration in TX

Alvar Cabeza de Vaca was an explorer for the country of _________________.

• Mexico

• Spain

• France

• Portugal

Cabeza de Vaca and the other Spanish survivors of the shipwreck, were captured and became ________ for the Karankawas.

• free men

• slaves

• tourists

• Indians

Cabeza de Vaca became known to the Native Americans as a great _______.

• explorer

• slave

• medicine man

• hunter

Cabeza de Vaca wrote a journal about _________.

• being a French explorer and all the places he wants to travel to

• his life living with Native Americans that captured him after his shipwrecked

• how he and his crew got shipwrecked because of sea monster

• conquering the natives he met

The Karankawa natives...

• were the first meet and made Cabeza de Vaca a slave after his shipwrecked.

• were the Native Americans who rode horses the best.

• were the natives who worked for Cabeza de Vaca.

• were the natives that helped Cabeza de Vaca make it back home to Spain.

Where did Cabeza de Vaca get shipwrecked?

• Mexico City, Mexico

• Spain

• Galveston Island, Texas

• Tampa, Florida

What are the three main goals of colonization? 

• God, Gold and Glory

• Green, Gray, and Gold

• God, Land, and Food

• Glory, War, and Conquest

What did the Spanish try to do to the Natives they met?

• tried to eat all their food and clothes

• tried to convert them to Catholicism (Christianity) and took them to missions buildings

• tried to steal their canoes and sail back home

• tried to make them believe that they could live a better life in missions

Who was the first European group to take over lands in Texas? (HINT: first flag)

• France

• Europe

• Portugal

• Spain

What is a negative effect of the Spanish presidios and missions in Texas?

• It helped spread Christianity

• They stole all the land occupied by the french

• They spread disease amongst the Native American population

• It cut off trade routes of other countries