Spanish Explorers/Missions

Which evidence best supports the conclusion that the diagram is a mission?

• There are indian quarters and a church

• There are barracks and a workshop

• There is a plaza and a cemetery

• There is a cemetery and a path

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

• Native American 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

During which year does the event of the headline occur?

• 1519

• 1607

• 1658

• 1718

Which motivation led early European explorers to investigate the Americas?

• Desire to find gold

• Desire to spread democracy

• Desire to leave overcrowded cities

• Desire to escape government monarchies

Which of these explorers came from France, accidently landed near Galveston, Texas, and built a poorly structured settlement that would eventually be destroyed by the Karankawa?

• La Salle

• Cortes

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

Which of these explorers searched for Cibola cities of gold but found only simple adobe brick houses?

• La Salle

• Cortes

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

Which of these explorers never came to Texas?

• La Salle

• Cortes

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

Which of these explorers took the route below which required walking for 21 months from Texas to Mexico City?

• La Salle

• Cortes

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

What is the name for a Spanish explorer who searched for wealth in the Americas?

• conquistador

• viceroy

• friar

• frontier

Coronado's expedition traveled across Texas and other parts of the Americas to-

• find gold for Spain

• colonize South America

• take land from the U.S.

• convert native people to Islam