Texas Quiz 5

Which of the following cities was founded in 1718?

• Houston

• San Antonio

• Fort Worth

• Austin

After Coronado's expedition to find Cibola, he sent a report to his superiors. What event reversed the judgment Coronado made about the value of Texas to Spain?

• Reports of French ships leaving with gold increased interest in Texas.

• A strange disease spread among the explorers in the Spanish settlements.

• No confirmation of gold or silver was found and Texas was abandoned by the Spanish.

• News of the French settling in Texas renewed Spanish interest in Texas.

How did Europeans increase their knowledge of Texas in 1519?

• Alonso Álvarez de Pineda of Spain was the first European to see Texas.

• Alonso Álvarez de Pineda of Spain mapped the Texas coastline.

• Juan Ponce De León and Diego Veláquez were the first Europeans to see Texas

• Juan Ponce De León and Diego Veláquez were the first Europeans to explore Texas.

Why is 1821 a significant date in Texas's history?

• Texas became an independent republic.

• Mexico gave Stephen Austin a grant to colonize Texas

• Texas gained its independence from Spain.

• The first Americans settled in Texas.

How did Spain assert its claim to Texas in 1519?

• It built a series of missions.

• It purchased the Texas territory from Mexico.

• It founded its first settlement on the mainland.

• It engaged in a war with the Native Americans.

What is the relationship between the Spanish explorers' overall goals and the Seven Cities of Cibola?

• The Seven Cities of Cibola were supposed to have a map to the location of the Fountain of Youth, which would bring the explorers glory.

• The Seven Cities of Cibola were renown for their wisdom, and the explorers wanted to learn from them.

• The Seven Cities of Cibola were rumored to have lots of gold, which the Spanish wanted.

• The Seven Cities of Cibola were prophesized in the Bible as the location of Eden, which the Spanish, as observant Catholics, wanted to find.

How did Europeans increase their knowledge of Texas in 1519?

• Alonso Álvarez de Pineda of Spain was the first European to see Texas.

• Alonso Álvarez de Pineda of Spain mapped the Texas coastline.

• Juan Ponce De León and Diego Veláquez were the first Europeans to see Texas.

• Juan Ponce De León and Diego Veláquez were the first Europeans to explore Texas.

The Spanish explorers established forts and missions in Texas in response to —

• the concern that the French would settle in the area and challenge Spanish claims.

• the desire to show the Native Texans that the explorers had no intention of leaving the area.

• the threat of Hernando Cortés invading the area and taking control of the Mississippi River delta.

• the fear that the Caddo were making alliances and would attack the explorers' settlements.

Why is the year 1519 important in the history of Texas?

• It is the year Álvarez de Piñeda's expedition charts the Texas coast.

• It is the year La Salle sails in search of the Mississippi delta and finds the Texas coastline instead.

• It is the year Cabeza de Vaca writes his account of his life in Texas.

• It is the year Cortés lands and establishes the first permanent Spanish settlement.

After Coronado's expedition to find Cibola, he sent a report to his superiors. What event reversed the judgment Coronado made about the value of Texas to Spain?

• Reports of French ships leaving with gold increased interest in Texas.

• A strange disease spread among the explorers in the Spanish settlements.

• No confirmation of gold or silver was found and Texas was abandoned by the Spanish.

• News of the French settling in Texas renewed Spanish interest in Texas.