Early Explorers of Texas

Which tribe did Cabeza de Vaca meet with on Galveston Island?

• Apache

• Caddo

• Jumanos

• Karankawa

What year did Hernan Cortez conquer the Aztecs?

• 1492

• 1519

• 1521

• 1536

What year did Alonso Alvarez de Pineda map the Texas coastline?

• 1492

• 1519

• 1521

• 1536

TRUE or FALSE. Coronado found the city of gold and became wealthy and famous.

• True

• False

Which of these explorers landed at Matagorda Bay while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River?

• La Salle

• Coronado

• Cortez

• Columbus

What year did Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca get shipwrecked in Galveston island and captured by the Karankawas?

• 1492

• 1519

• 1521

• 1536

After Columbus, what was the 3 reasons for Exploration?

• Gold, Glory, and God

• Glory, God, and Goodness

• Gold, God, and Greatness

Which city of gold did Coronado set out to find?

• Cibola

• New Orleans

• New York

• Houston

TRUE or False. La Salle was a French explorer that accidentally came to Texas.

• True

• False

What year did frenchman Robert de La Salle land in Matagorda Bay instead of the Mississippi River?

• 1521

• 1536

• 1540

• 1685