Why is the year 1519 significant in Texas History?

• Cortes settled Galveston Island

• Pineda maps the Texas coastline

• Coronado maps the Texas coastline

Who was hoping to find the Seven Cities of Gold?

• Pineda

• Columbus

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

Which explorer was searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River, but instead found Matagorda Bay?

• Hernando Cortes

• Rene-Robert Cavalier Sieur de La Salle

• Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca

Which of the following was a motivation to explore the Americas?

• leave the big city in their home country

• spread democracy

• find gold

• escape government monarchies

What year best defines the Era of Exploration for Texas?

• 1300s

• 1800s

• 1700s

• 1500s

Which of the following is in correct chronological order?

• 1.Pineda maps Texas

  2.Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas

  3. 3. La Salle establishes Fort St. Louis

• 1.Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas

  2. 2. Pineda maps Texas

  3. 3. La Salle establishes Fort St. Louis

How did Cibola influence explorations around Texas?

• the legend encouraged more British explorers to travel to the Americas

• the legend encouraged more French explorers to travel to the Americas

• the legend encouraged more Spanish explorers to travel to the Americas

Which of the following is NOT a result of European settlements on Native Americans?

• Native land was taken by Europeans

• Natives were enslaved

• Natives could travel to Europe by ship

• Natives died from European diseases

During the 16th-17th centuries (1500's-1600's), which 3 countries competed for new land?

• Spain, India, and France

• England, Germany, Spain

• Spain, France, England

Columbus, Ponce de Leon, Pineda, Cabeza dee Vaca, and Coronado were all supported by which country?

• Spain

• England

• France

• India