7.2B: Exploration ReTeach

 What was the importance of Alonso Álvarez de Pineda's 
exploration of the Texas coast in 1519?

•  His exploration included
  the first group of Europeans to enter what is now Texas.
•  His journey inspired conquistadores
  to explore what is now Texas.
• He was the first European
  to explore and map what is now the
  Texas coastline.
• He led explorers to an
  island near
  present-day Galveston.

Spanish soldiers who sought wealth and glory?

• Real estate agents
• Zoro
• Conquistadors
• Friars

How is the Coastal Plains different from the Mountains and Basins?

• The Coastal Plains has more Mountains

• The Coastal Plains has more rivers

• The Mountains and Basins has more rivers

• The Mountains and Basins region has more rain

Which of the following best describes the defining characteristics of the Age of Contact era in Texas history?

• Anglo and Spanish settlers established colonies in Texas.

• American Indian tribes were driven out of Texas by French settlers.

• Spanish explorers and French explorers both claimed land in Texas.

• Spanish colonists abandoned exploration of Texas after not finding any gold.

Which of the following was NOT a reason for Spanish exploration?

• Geography
• God
• Gold
• Glory

9.What affect did La Salle's exploration of Texas have on the Spanish?

• It caused the Spanish to abandon settlements in Texas

• It began a war between Spain and France

• It caused Native Americans turned against Spanish explorers

• Spain started to take settlement of Texas more serious.

Cabeza de Vaca's legend of the cities of Cibola led to what development in Spanish exploration?

• Cabeza de Vaca admitted he was lying about the cities of Cibola and decided to live among the Karankawas.

• The French believed Cabeza de Vaca's story, but decreased the number of explorers sent to Texas.

• Cabeza de Vaca's description of the cities of Cibola increased Spanish interest in exploring Texas.

• The Spanish did not believe Cabeza de Vaca's claim of the city of gold.

Which of the following was a NEGATIVE effect of the Spanish explorers in Texas?

• American Indians starved because buffalo were wiped out by the missionaries.
• fighting broke out among American Indians over trade with the missionaries
• American Indians were moved to the coast to make room for the missionaries
• diseases brought by Spanish explorers killed many American Indians.

God, Gold, and Glory - 

• Reasons for exploration and colonization
• Reasons for spreading democracy 
• Reasons for staying in your own country
• Reasons for escaping government

Which French explorer established Fort St Louis, claimed Texas for France, and encouraged Spain to start settling in Texas?

• Pineda

• Cabeza de Vaca

• La Salle

• Coronado