Explorers
What did La Salle do that caused conflict with Spain?
he built a French fort in Texas
What was the initial reason that many European explorers sailed to the Americas (like Christopher Columbus)?
to find new trade routes to Asia
What region would you find buffalos?
Great Plains
What is another word for an explorer who wants to conquer land?
Conquistador
What are the 3 Gs?
What motivated these explorers to continue through hardships of travel?
Gold
What was the main reason Spain decided too build settlements in Texas?
to block the French from controlling Texas
What river is the southern border of Texas?
Rio Grande
Which branch of government interprets the laws?
Judicial
Who was Louisiana named after?
King Louis XIV
Which explorer mapped the coastline of Texas in 1519?
Pineda
Establishing trade networks with native Americans was a main goal of which of the following countries?
France
What river was La Salle trying to find the mouth of?
What word means "to go on a journey with purpose?"
Exploration
When France started showing interest in land in Texas, what happened?
Fueled Spain to keep exploring
Which explorer defeated the Aztecs and was the first to claim Mexico and parts of Texas?
Cortes
What is the name of the 7 cities of gold?
Cibolo
What region do the Karankawas belong to?
Coastal Plains
What word means to establish a new settlement on foreign land?
Colonize/Colonization
Which tribe did De Vaca stay with?
Karankawa
Which explorer was held as a slave before becoming a Shaman, and journaled about his travels?
De Vaca
What country decided to build settlements to block another country from taking control of Texas?
Spain
What state is directly to the right (East) of Texas?
Louisiana
What word means to "overthrow a leader?"
mutiny
Which TWO countries were part of our Age of Contact unit?
France and Spain