Unit 2 Vocab (Explorers and Missions)

Christopher Columbus set sail in ____ to find an alternate route to India/Asia

• 1519

• 1528

• 1492

• 1540

Cabeza de Vaca shipwrecked on ________ in 1528 and spent the next 7 years with the Karankawa.

• Galveston Bay

• South Padre Island

• Fort St. Louis

• Rio Grande River

This French explorer found the Mississippi River but got lost trying to find it again

• Cortes

• Pineda

• Columbus

• La Salle

In 1519 this explorer overthrew the Aztec Empire and claimed it for Spain.

• Cortes

• Pineda

• Coronado

• Columbus

Alonso Alvarez de Pineda is famous for -

• Conquering the Incan Empire

• Mapping the Coast of Texas in 1519

• Searching for the "Seven Cities of Gold" or Cibola

• Hanging out with the Karankawa

The primary Motive for Europeans exploring the New World -

• God, Gold and Glory

• Europe was too crowded

• Find new technology

• Prove the Earth was round

After setting sail in 1492, Columbus eventally landed here -

• India

• Asia

• Bahamas

• Ireland

La Salle founded a Fort in East Texas called -

• Fort Belton

• Fort St. Louis

• Fort Cavazos

• Fort Buchanan

The term "Monarch" refers to -

• A Butterfly

• Classic Car

• King/Queen or Ruling Person/Family of a Country

A Fort/Place where Soldiers lived while protecting "Missions"

• Teepee

• Wikiup

• Presidio

• Stockade