Spanish exploration

What is a Spanish soldier-explorer who sought personal riches and power, as well as wealth and glory for Spain, in the conquest of America called?

• Expedition

• Detachment

• Navigate

• Conquistador

Which French explorer caused the Spanish to become interested in Texas again?

(There was only 1 French Explorer discussed)

• Pineda

• Coronado

• La Salle

• Cabeza de Vaca

The blue area is which region?

• Mountains and Basins

• Coastal Plains

• North Central Plains

• Great Plains

What were the three things that the Conquistadors came to New Spain for?

Which two European countries were the first to send explorers to the new land?

• Spain and Mexico

• France and Italy

• England and Germany

• Spain and France

Referring to the time line, which event happened first?

• Cabeza de Vaca lives with Native Americans in Texas.

• Columbus lands on Hispaniola.

• Onate founds a settlement on the upper Rio Grande.

• La Salle founds Fort St. Louis.

Which explorer founded Fort St. Louis on Matagorda Bay?

• Pineda

  
  

• la Salle

• Juan de Onate

• Hernan Cortes

What effect did LaSalle's exploration of Texas have on the Spaniards?

• Made Spain Happy

• Made Mexico mad/worried

• Made Spain Mad/worried

Which motivation led early European explorers to investigate the Americas?

• Desire to find gold

• Desire to escape government monarchies

• Desire to leave overcrowded cities

• Desire to spread democracy

Who was the first Spaniard to explore the interior (inside) of Texas, because he lived with the Karankawas?

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Cortez

• Coronado

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  de Soto