Spanish Explorers and Early Settlements 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

• a giant sea monster

• horses that could fly

• an immortal native tribe

European explorers of North America were strongly motivated by

• the quest to find a new political capital for Spain

• escaping their country

• becoming king of a new country

• in search of riches, glory for discoveries and spread religion

Which European explorer is discovered the Palo Duro Canyon?

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Francisco Coronado

• José de Escondón

• Christopher Columbus

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 Fort Worth and Galveston

• By discovering the Grand Canyon

• By leading colonists up the Mississippi

Because La Salle wanted to establish a colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River, the Spanish leaders

• became allies or friends with the French

• went back to Spain

• worry about the French making claims to Texas

• let him

Which explorer founded these towns in Texas?

• La Salle

• Coronado

• José de Escandón

• Cabeza de Vaca

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

• provide housing for explorers

• relocate convicts to the region

• assist in business development

• convert natives to Christianity

What evidence in the picture above supports the claim that the people living in this mission had to overcome a lack of rainfall?

• They irrigated crops with water from the river.

• They planted drought resistant crops and trees.

• They separated the livestock into fenced in areas.

• They dug a well inside the mission to access water.

What was the eventual result for many of the missions that were established in Texas?

• They were kept by Spain as special embassies.

• They were surrounded by many towns and cities.

• They were converted to railroad depots and resorts.

• They were sold to the American Indian tribes in Texas.

Priests used lumber to build fences and barriers around their missions in order to

• follow religious traditions

• have a better source of food

• provide protection for the people

• protect against flooding from rivers