Unit 4: Exploration and Colonization of Texas

What was Spain's motivation for sending explorers to Texas?

• to find water for the people of Spain

• to find gold and conquer the people and the land

• to give the land to England

• to teach the natives about fishing

What are the 3 Gs?

• Gold, Greatness, Glory

• Goods, God, Greatness

• Gold, God, Glory

• Gold, God, Glorious

Which one of the following explorers was from France?

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Francisco Coronado

• Robert Cavalier de la Salle

• Christopher Columbus

Which man explored areas of west Texas including the panhandle looking for  Cibola, the city of gold?

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Francisco Coronado

• Robert Cavalier de la Salle

• Christopher Columbus

Which man was shipwrecked during a hurricane and landed in Galveston?  He was also captured by the Karankawa Indians and forced into slavery.

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Francisco Coronado

• Robert Cavalier de la Salle

• Christopher Columbus

Which man built a fort near today's  Matagorda Bay?  He was looking for the Mississippi River.  He was later killed by his own men near today's town of Navasota, Texas.

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Francisco Coronado

• Robert Cavalier de la Salle

• Christopher Columbus

What was the purpose of the Spanish settlers building missions in Texas?

• to have a place to hold the gold that was found

• to teach the Native Indians about Christianity

• to have a place to grow food for the people of Spain

• to teach the settlers about the Native Indians

What was the purpose of building a presidio near the mission?

• to use as a storage facility for food

• to use as a place for holding all the gold that was found

• to house soldiers and protect the settlers from Indian attacks

• to carry water to the farm lands

Most missions were built near...

• oceans

• rivers

• mountains

• deserts

What effect did deadly smallpox disease, Indians refusal to became Christians, and no money have on the Spanish missions in Texas?

• They were successful because of the gold that found.

• They were successful because the presidios protected them.

• They were unsuccessful because most of the gold was sent to Spain.

• The Spanish mission system failed.