Spanish Explorers and Missions in Texas

Coronado and other Spanish explorers were motivated to lead expeditions to North America because of the stories they heard about -

• seven cities of gold

• gold mines

• a monster

• fountain of youth

European explorers of North America were strongly motivated by

• the quest to find a new political capital for Spain

• a need to find the mouth of the Mississippi River

• the desire to spread the practice of enslaving people

• an intense competition between nations to claim land

Which of the following is one way Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca affected the settlement of Texas?

• By exploring and mapping Texas

• By starting the towns of Dallas and Houston

• By rebelling against Spanish rule

• By leading colonists up the Colorado River

What were the settlement patterns evident in the maps above for the Spanish missions?

• Missions were close to Mexico and near waterways.

• Forests were destroyed in order to build missions.

• Missions were displacing many American Indian villages.

• Missions were established where towns already existed.

How did the building of missions in Texas lead to environmental changes?

• Natural resources were used to construct the missions.

• Rivers near missions suffered the effects of pollution.

• Gold was mined in mountains located near the missions.

• Mission communities aided in the economic development of Texas by teaching American Indians to farm rice

Mission communities aided in the economic development of Texas by

• teaching American Indians to farm rice

• introducing practices of raising livestock

• fencing off large areas of open land for farming

• creating manufacturing centers for book publishing

A system of missions established by the Catholic Church was intended to —

• provide housing

• arrest convicts

• convert Native Americans to Christianity

• start a business

What are the 3G's of European Explorers?

Who affected TX settlements by exploring and mapping Texas?

Who wrote about the environment of TX?