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100
Era when Native Americans adapt to the environment in order to survive and learn how to farm 

What is Natural Texas and Its People? 

100

Discovered North and South America 

Hint: He was searching for a water route to Asia 

Who was Christopher Columbus? 

100

The reason that Spain lost interest in Texas. 

What is no gold? 

100

Coronado began his search for Cibola this year. 

When was 1540? 

100

Spanish explorers were motivated by these three things. 

What is Gold, God and Glory? 

200

Era when Spanish explores encounter Native Americans for the first time searching for the three g's. 

What is Age of Contact? 

200

Landed in Mexico in 1519, defeated the Aztecs and built Mexico City 

Who was Hernando Cortes? 

200

This happened to La Salle and his fort. 

Hint. Mutiny 

What is killed by his unhappy men and fort was distroyed? 

200

Year that Cabeza De Vaca shipwrecked in Texas 

When was 1528? 

200

This Country set up a successful Fur Trade in North America.

Who was France? 

300

7 Cities of Gold and Silver 

What is Cibola? 

300

Mapped the Gulf of Mexico including the Texas Coastline.

Who was Alonso Alverez de Pineda? 

300

Name of the river discovered by DeSoto and Moscoso 

What was Mississippi River? 

300

Cortes and Pineda have this important date in common. 

When was 1519? 

300
Majority of explorers who came to Texas were from this Country. 

Where is Spain? 

400

This explorer never set foot in Texas 

Who was Hernando Cortes? 

400

1528, Shipwrecked in Texas, was made a slave, eventually became a shaman, trader for the Karankawa tribe for 8 years.

Hint: Wrote a book 

Who was Cabeza de Vaca? 

400

The most important result of La Salle's failure expedition is this. 

What is caused Spain to regain interest and began to colonize the area? 

400

Year that La Salle shipwrecked in Texas 

When was 1685?

400

La Salle sailed down this river to help France establish relations with natives for fur

What is the Mississippi River? 

500

Spain takes back their country from African Moors. Hint: it lasted 800 years. 

What was the Reconquista? 

500

1540, Explorers sent to search for Cibola but reported to Spain that the area of Texas had good land for farming but no gold. 

Who was Francisco Coronado? 
500

Tribe that destroyed Fort St. Louis, captured 5 of La Salle's french soldiers and killed the remaining explorers. 

Who were the Karankawa? 

500

Age of Contact began in this year (officially) 

When was 1528? 

500

Put the explorers in chronological order 

Hint: 1492-1685

Who was Columbus, Cortes, Pineda, Cabeza de Vaca, DeSoto and Moscoso, Coronado, and La Salle 

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