Exploring Texas History and Culture

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What is an empresario?

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A land agent who brought settlers, divided up the land, and kept the law.

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Who was the first explorer to reach Texas in 1519 and map the coastline?

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Alonso Alvarez de Pineda

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What is a presidio?

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A Spanish military fort

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What was the name of the City of Gold that Francisco Vasquez de Coronado heard about?

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Cibola

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What did American Indians share with the Spanish?

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Their knowledge about plants and animals

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How did most Tejanos in Mexican Texas earn a living? Options: Farming, Ranching, Mining, Trading

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Ranching

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What motivated Spain for European exploration to the New World (present day Texas)?

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To gain power, land, money, and a route to Asia

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Who helped develop Texas in the lower Rio Grande Valley?

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Jose de Escandon

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What reward did Mexico give to successful empresarios? A medal of honor, A large grant of land and fees from settlers, A new house, A title of nobility

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A large grant of land and fees from settlers

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Where did Spain establish missions?

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Along the San Antonio River near American Indian groups