Unit 3 Test

Which explorer landed at Matagorda Bay while searching for the Mississippi River?

• Rene-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle

• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

Which motivation led early European explorers to investigate the Americas?

• Desire to leave overcrowded cities

• Desire to find gold

Which European rival was the greatest threat to Spain's North American lands?

• Japan

• France

What was the significance of Alonso Alvarez de Pineda's exploration of the Texas coast?

• He defeated the Karankawas

• He made maps of the lands from Florida to Mexico

What does the Spanish word vaquero mean?

• Cowboy

• Soldier

Using the map above, which physical feature influenced where the missions and presidios were built in Texas?

• Rivers

• Mountains

How did Mexico City become the capital of New Spain?

• When Cabeza de Vaca shipwrecked on the Texas coast

• Cortez defeated the Aztecs and took over their city

In 1685, La Salle established ____ near Matagorda Bay.

• Fort St. Louis

• Principal Cenis Villages

Which geographic feature influenced where the missions and presidios were built in Texas?

• Heavy rainfall

• Rivers

Which Spanish Catholic priest cooperated with French authorities in Louisiana to bring missions to East Texas?

• Francisco Hidalgo

• José de Escandón