Euporean Exploration of Texas

Who wrote the first journal about life in Texas?

• Juan de Onate

• Francisco Coronado

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Robert La Salle

What Spanish explorer established El Paso and New Mexico?

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Robert La Salle

• Franciso Coronado

• Juan de Onate

What Spanish explorer conquered the Aztecs?

• Robert La Salle

• Hernan Cortes

• Estevanico

• De Soto

What is the exchange of goods from one country to another called?

• Old World Trade, New World Trade

• American Exchange

• Atlantic Exchange

• Columbian Exchange

What is a conquistador?

• Spanish soldiers sent to conquer the New World.

• Spanish priests sent to spread Christianity.

• Spanish kings looking for new land.

• Spanish vaqueros who caught mustangs

Which of the following is true about Francisco Coronado?

• He was looking for the "Seven Cities of Gold" in the southwest region.

• He conquered the Inca's in South America.

• He conquered the Mexican's in 1540.

• He is responsible for building houses made of stucco in present day New Mexico.

Who helped the survivors of Pánfilo de Narváez’s expedition after they were stranded on an island?

• the Zuni

• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

• Alonso Álvarez de Pineda

• the Karankawa

What was the name of the Spanish empire in the Americas?

• Tenochtitlán

• Mexico City

• Texas

• New Spain

 What was the most important result of the Alvarez de Pineda expedition?

• the establishment of the first missions in San Antonio
• discovery of gold and silver in the Panhandle
• the discovery of an all water route to the Pacific Ocean
• making the first map of the Texas coastline
  

God, Gold and Glory

• Reasons for French exploration

• Reasons for Mexican exploration

• Reasons for Spanish exploration

• Reasons for German Exploration