Unit 2 - Missions and Empresarios Review

What do the 3 G's stand for?

• Cold, Cod, Clory

• Gold, God, Glory

• Gold, Cold, Mold

• Gold, Good, Glory

What country was mostly responsible for the colonization of Texas?

• Spain

• Italy

• France

• England

La Salle claimed Texas for what Country?

• Italy

• Mexico

• Spain

• France

What was Pineda's significance to Texas history?

• He stole the Spear of Destiny

• He was responsible for destroying the Aztecs.

• He was the first European to see and map the coast of Texas

• He made first contact with the Caddo people.

What was the name of the lost city of gold/7 Cities of Gold?

• El Dorado

• Cibola

• Veracruz

• Austin

What is the importance of the date 1519?

• La Salle claims Texas for France

• Cabeza de Vaca encounters the Wampanoag peopl

• Pineda mapped the coast of Texas for the first time.

• Christopher Columbus discovers Hispaniola

What book did Cabeza de Vaca write which brought attention to the city of Cibola?

• Spiritual Well Being

• The Shipwrecked

• The Testament of Cabeza de Vaca

• Voyage of the Dawn Trader

How did La Salle accidentally end up in Texas?

• He was aiming for the Mississippi River but landed in Matagorda Bay

• He was searching for the Rio Grande

• He was trying to get to Canada

• He was trying to land in Florida

What did La Salle do that was important to Texas history?

• He claimed Texas for France

• He claimed Texas for Mexico

• He claimed Texas for Italy

• He claimed Texas for Austria

What was the impact of the Shipwrecked (a book)?

• He wrote about El Dorado - Causing people to go to Colorado to search for gold

• He wrote about Christianity - Causing people to go to explore Texas to expand the religion

• He wrote about Cibola - Causing people to go to Texas to search for gold

• He wrote about El Dorado - Causing people to go to California to search for gold