Spanish Explorers

What year did Pineda map the coastline of Texas

• 1518

• 1519

• 1619

• 1520

Which sequence of events is in correct chronological order?

• 1.Cabeza de Vaca reports on

  Texas

  2.Pineda maps Texas

  3.LaSalle establishes Fort St.Louis

• 1.Pineda maps Texas

  2.Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas

  3.LaSalle establishes Fort St.Louis

• 1.LaSalle establishes Fort St.Louis

  2.Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas

  3.Pineda maps Texas

• 1.Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas

  2. LaSalle establishes Fort St.Louis

  3.Pineda maps Texas

Which major Texas city was founded by Spanish colonists in 1718?

• Corpus Christi

• El Paso

• Laredo

• San Antonio

Which of these explorers landed at Matagorda Bay while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi?

• Rene-Robert Cavalier Sieur de La Salle

• Hernando Cortes

• Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

Which of the following best describes the defining characteristics of the Age of Contact era in Texas history?

• Anglo and Spanish settlers established colonies in Texas.

• American Indian tribes were driven out of Texas by French settlers

• Spanish explorers and French explorers both claimed land in Texas.

• Spanish colonists abandoned exploration of Texas after not finding any gold