Exploration and Settlement in Texas

What is the definition of "exploration"?

• A religious community and a place where priests or religious workers live and teach their faith to the local people.

• A journey or trip, often organized to explore or discover new places.

• A colony or small community where people live and work.

• A fortified military post or a fort that is built to protect a region and its people.

What does "colonization" mean?

• The act of traveling to new places to discover and learn about them.

• A person who was given the right to bring settlers to a certain area.

• When a group of people takes control over another country or region.

• A Spanish explorer who traveled through parts of the southwestern United States.

What is a "settlement"?

• A colony or small community where people live and work.

• A journey or trip, often organized to explore or discover new places.

• A fortified military post or a fort that is built to protect a region and its people.

• A Roman Catholic priest who played a key role in the early 19th-century Mexican War of Independence.

What is a "mission"?

• A religious community and a place where priests or religious workers live and teach their faith to the local people.

• A person who was given the right to bring settlers to a certain area.

• A journey or trip, often organized to explore or discover new places.

• A Spanish explorer who traveled through parts of the southwestern United States.

What is a "presidio"?

• A fortified military post or a fort that is built to protect a region and its people.

• A colony or small community where people live and work.

• A journey or trip, often organized to explore or discover new places.

• A person who was given the right to bring settlers to a certain area.

Who was Francisco Coronado?

• A Roman Catholic priest who played a key role in the early 19th-century Mexican War of Independence.

• A Spanish explorer who traveled through parts of what is now the southwestern United States in search of riches.

• An empresario known for bringing U.S. settlers to Texas in the 19th century.

• A person who was given the right to bring settlers to a certain area.

Who was Stephen F. Austin?

• A Roman Catholic priest who played a key role in the early 19th-century Mexican War of Independence.

• A Spanish explorer who traveled through parts of the southwestern United States.

• An empresario known for bringing U.S. settlers to Texas in the 19th century and establishing a colony.

• A person who was given the right to bring settlers to a certain area.

Who was Father Miguel Hidalgo?

• A Roman Catholic priest who played a key role in the early 19th-century Mexican War of Independence.

• A Spanish explorer who traveled through parts of the southwestern United States.

• An empresario known for bringing U.S. settlers to Texas in the 19th century.

• A person who was given the right to bring settlers to a certain area.

What is an "empresario"?

• A person who was given the right to bring settlers to a certain area, helping to develop and populate the land.

• A journey or trip, often organized to explore or discover new places.

• A fortified military post or a fort that is built to protect a region and its people.

• A colony or small community where people live and work.

What were the motivations for European exploration and settlement in Texas?

• Competition, economic opportunity, and desire for expansion. The three G's.

• To find rare animals, flowers, and gems.

• To escape wars in their home countries.

• To meet new people and learn about different cultures.