French Exploration of Texas Unit 3 Lesson 3

Who created the first map of the Texas coastline in 1519? (7.2B)

• La Salle

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

• Pineda

Who wrote a memoir about their life in Texas? (7.2B)

• Pineda

• Cabeza de Vaca

• La Salle

• Fray Marcos de Niza

Who started a colony at Matagorda Bay instead of the Mississippi River? (7.2B)

• La Salle

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Luis de Moscoso Alvarado

• Pineda

Which choice best describes Coronado’s expedition of the New World? (7.2B)

• He created the map of the Texas Coastline.

• He searched throughout the American Southwest for the region of Quivira.

• He became a Native American chief.

• He conquered the Aztec Empire.

Why did French explorer René-Robert Cavalier, Sieur de La Salle journey to the coast of Texas? (7.2B)

• He mistakenly believed this was where the Mississippi River met the Gulf of Mexico.

• He was seeking the region of Quivira.

• He was seeking to convert the native population to his religion.

• He was searching for a faster sea route to Asia.

Which choices best describe Coronado’s exploration of New Spain? (7.2B)

• He converted Native Americans to Christianity.

• He mapped the Texas coastline.

• He discovered oil in east Texas.

• He failed to conquer Cibola.

What did Spanish soldiers discover upon arrival at La Salle's Fort at Matagorda Bay in 1689? (7.2B)

• A large number of angry locals.

• An empty and deserted settlement.

• A tribe of hungry Friars.

• A group of tired Canadian settlers.

How did La Salle’s expedition fail? (7.2B)

• The settlement suffered a number of misfortunes, and La Salle was killed by his own men.

• La Salle converted to the Native Americans' religion.

• Coronado captured La Salle and imprisoned him in Madrid.

• Fort Saint Louis spawned a network of forts that blocked further development by the Spanish.