Day 1: Exploration of Texas

Who was the first explorer in Texas to draw maps of the land he saw?

• De Soto

• Coronado

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Pineda

Which explorer was shipwrecked on the coast of Texas and lived with Native Americans for seven years?

• Coronado

• De Soto

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Pineda

Which explorer traveled across the Southwestern part of North America in search of Seven Cities of Gold?

• De Soto

• Pineda

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

Who found the Mississippi River and claimed it for Spain?

• De Soto

• Coronado

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Pineda

Which French explorer built a fort in Texas and claimed the land for France?

• Pineda

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

• La Salle

What caused the failure of Fort St. Louis built by La Salle?

• Hunger

• Attacks by Native Americans

• All of the above

• Disease

A conqueror, especially one from Spain during the 1500s

• Conquistador

• Frontier

• Vaquero

• Colony

A journey made for a special purpose

• Expedition

• Empresario

• villa

• Revolution