7th Grade Exploration and Colonization of Texas

Which ERA of Texas History have we been learning about?

• World War 1

• Exploration and Early Colonization Era

• Mexican National Era

• Texas Revolution Era

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SS.7.B.1.a

What motivations drove Spanish conquistadors to explore Texas?

• Searching for better farmland than they could find in Spain

• Trading with Native Texans for buffalo skins to sell back to Europe

• Searching for gold, god, and glory

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SS.7.B.2.b

During the early years of colonization, fights over the region of Texas erupted between which two countries?

• France and England

• Spain and England

• France and Spain

• Spain and the United States

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SS.7.B.2.b

What did Pineda do in 1519?

• He explored and mapped the Texas Coast

• He searched for the seven cities of Cibola

• He defeated and conquered the Aztecs

• He sailed the seven seas

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SS.7.B.2.b

Who shipwrecked near Galveston, became a Karankawa slave, and wrote a diary about his travels in Texas?

• Cabeza de Vaca

• La Salle

• Pineda

• Cortes

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SS.7.B.2.b

La Salle is known in Texas History for...

• Defeating the Aztecs

• Mapping the Texas Coastline

• Claiming land in Texas for France

• Exploring the Grand Canyon

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SS.7.B.2.b

How did the Spanish respond to the French attempts to colonize Texas? Select 2 answers.

• Spain sold Texas to France

• Spain became very motivated to bring more settlers into Texas

• Spain sent military expeditions into Texas to drive the French out

• Spain was unconcerned since no one wanted land in Texas

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SS.7.B.2.b

Which of the following are reasons for Spanish settlement in Texas? Select 2 answers.

• to trade with the United States

• to convert Natives to Catholicism

• to allow the French to colonize Texas

• to claim Texas (resources) and secure Spanish control in the New World

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SS.7.B.2.c

What happened during Spanish Colonial Era? 

• The Spanish protected the Indians
• The Spanish built missions to spread their religion
• The Spanish explored Texas but never settled

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SS.7.B.2.c

Where were most Texas missions located? Click the map to magnify the image.

• In polar climate regions

• In areas with high elevation

• Along a river or coastline

• In the northern part of Texas

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SS.7.B.20.c