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WorksheetsExploration and Settlement in Texas
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 41mins
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.
Which explorer was known for claiming Texas for France in the 17th century?
Cabeza de Vaca
Francisco Coronado
René 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.
What is an "expedition"?
A regular place you go.
A trip to the grocery store.
A journey or trip, often organized to explore or discover new places.
A vacation you go on to "find yourself".
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 countries
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 primary economic motivation for significant empresarios like Martín de León?
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
Describe what daily life was like in an early Texas settlement. What kinds of work did people do? What were their homes like? What did they eat? How did they get along with the land and with Native Americans? Be as descriptive as you can.
What is the main difference between a mission and a presidio?
What caused conflict between Texas and Mexico after the Mexican War of Independence?
Describe one reason why people explored, colonized, or settled in Texas.
