Early Texas Settlements Review

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

• competition, economic opportunity, and desire for expansion

• to find rare animals, flowers, and gems

• to escape wars in their own countries

• to meet new people and learn about different cultures

Which explorer was known for claiming Texas for France in the 17th Century?

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Francisco Coronado

• Rene' Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle

• Stephen F. Austin

What role did Stephen F. Austin play in the settlement of Texas?

• He was a famous scientist who discovered new animals in Texas.

• He led the Mexican War of Independence.

• He was a significant empresario who brought settlers to Texas in the 19th century.

• He explored Texas looking for gold and treasure.

Why did the Spanish establish missions and settlements in Texas?

• to establish a new country in North America

• to find a warm place to live

• to convert Indigenous people to Christianity and to protect the land they claimed

• to start a new trading business with other European countnries

Which individual played a key role in the Mexican War of Independence?

• Francisco Coronado

• Father Miguel Hidalgo

• Father Antonio de San Buenaventura y Olivares

• Cabeza de Vaca

What was the main economic motivation for empresarios like martin de Leon?

• to find religious artifacts

• to discover new trade routes to Asia

• to bring settlers to Texas and sell land for profit

• to establish missions in Texas

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

• mission

• presidio

• empresario

• colonization

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

• mission

• presidio

• empresario

• expedition

A colony or small community where people live and work

• colonization

• settlement

• mission

• presidio

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

• expedition

• presidio

• mission

• colonization