TXHistory 1st 6 Weeks Test: 09/23/22

Define the word “cartography.”

• The science of making maps

• The science of conquistadors

• The science of exploration

The European explorer who led an expedition in search of the “glittering cities”

was —

• Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

•  Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

• Alonso Álvarez de Pineda

• René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de LaSalle

LaSalle established Fort St. Louis near Matagorda Bay.

• True

• False

In what year did Pineda map the coast of Texas?

• 1942

• 1836

• 1821

• 1519

“In the time, we traversed from sea to sea; and from information gathered with great diligence, there may be a distance from one to another at the widest part, of two thousand leagues; and we learned that on the coast of the South Sea there are pearls and great riches, and the best and all the most opulent countries are near there.

                                                                                                            ~ Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca

As a result of the author’s account above, additional expeditions took place for

the purpose of —

• enslaving American Indians

•  searching for wealth

• regulating travel by sea

• establishing missions

What Region of Texas has the most hurricanes?

• North Central Plains Region

• Coastal Plains Region

• The Great Plains Region

• Mountains and Basins Region

Cabeza de Vaca created the first primary source of Texas. What is a primary source?

• A bedtime story about a person

• Something written by someone who lived through an event

• A textbook

• Something written years after an event occurred

Which of the following is a result of Spanish exploration in East Texas?

• American Indians learned to trust European explorers

• Interest shifted to establishing settlements

• The Amarillo area was reclaimed

• Wealth was discovered in the Texas Hill Country

What is the meaning of economics?

• Relating to people

• Relating to how you feel about something

• Relating to gold, money or silver

• Relating to places you travel

Which Native American tribe captured and enslaved Cabeza de Vaca?

• He was not captured

• The Karankawa

• Apache

• The Puebloan Indians