What motivated Spain to send explorers and settlers to present-day Texas?

• competition

• desire for expansion

• economic opportunity

• all of the answers

What was Alonso Álvarez de Piñeda’s contribution to the exploration of present-day Texas?

• He led an expedition and conquered the Aztecs.

• He led an expedition that was shipwrecked on the Texas coast.

• He sailed along the Gulf Coast and up the Rio Grande.

• He sailed along the Gulf Coast and made a map.

Who started a settlement and fort in Texas that caused Spanish officials to realize they had to defend their claims there?

• Juan de Oñate

• Fray Marcos de Niza

• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

• René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle

Why did Francisco Vásquez de Coronado lead a great expedition for two years exploring parts of what is today the American Southwest and the Texas Panhandle?

• To conquer the Zuni villages

• To bring livestock to American Indians

• To find and conquer seven cities of gold

• To start a colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River

Why did Spain establish missions in Texas?

• To teach Catholic beliefs to American Indians

• To expand and protect Spanish territory

• To claim and develop more land

• All of the answers

Look at the map then answer the question. In which of the following places did Spain establish missions in Texas?

• In the Texas Panhandle near American Indian groups

• Along the San Antonio River near American Indian groups

• In West Texas near French settlements

• all of the answers

What effect did settlers from the Canary Islands have on the growth of Texas?

• They founded San Antonio.

• They started a colony in the lower Rio Grande.

• They taught American Indians farming and ranching skills.

• They fought the Pueblo Indians and drove them off Spanish lands.

How did American Indians contribute to the development of Texas under Spanish rule?

• They taught Spanish priests to play guitars and harps.

• They taught traditional beliefs to Spanish priests, converting them.

• They shared their knowledge of North American plants and animals.

• They shared their knowledge of North American missions and presidios.

            What was José de Escandón’s contribution to the development of Texas?

• He colonized and governed the San Antonio River Valley.

• He colonized and governed the lower Rio Grande Valley.

• He established a large cattle-shipping business.

• He established forts to protect merchants.

How did empresario Martín de León influence the settlement of Texas?

• His colony became the town of Victoria, a Tejano center for raising and transporting livestock.

• His colony became the town of Austin, the first Texas town with a church and school.

• His colony became the town of San Antonio, a center for trade with the French.

• His colony thrived for a while but eventually failed.