W7 Check Point - Age of Contact

What contribution did Alvarez de Pineda make for Spanish exploration?

• mapped the Texas coast
• defeated the Aztec
• settled Mexico City
• explored New Mexico

In what year did Alvarez de Pineda explore the  Texas coastline?

• 1519
• 1528
• 1541
• 1542

The main goal of French settlers in Texas was to

• impose French culture on the Native Texans
• establish trade networks with the Native Texans
• convert the Native Texans to Catholicism
• eradicate all traces of the Native Texan customs

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.
• American Indian 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.

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

The Spanish and French claimed land in Texas during what time period?

• Texas Revolution
• World War II
• Age of Contact
• Natural Texas and It's People

God, Gold, and Glory - 

• Reasons for exploration and colonization
• Reasons for spreading democracy 
• Reasons for staying in your own country
• Reasons for escaping government

What happened during Spanish Colonial Era? 

• The Spanish protected the Indians
• The Spanish protected the French
• The Spanish built missions to spread their religion
• The Spanish explored Texas but never settled

San Antonio was founded in what year?

• 1519
• 1685
• 1810
• 1718

Why did the Spanish adopt the process of building missions and presidios?

• to help the local Indians maintain their Indian lands and expand the Indian cultures.
• to research the local Indians and publish Academic reports on world cultures.
• To claim the land for Spain, also convert the local Indians to Christianity, grow settlements and towns
• to find better lands for the French.