Columbus, etc.
What is the year Columbus discovered the New World?
1492
What was the purpose of missions?
Spread Christianity, colonize, gain loyal subjects
Who was the original leader of the expedition that resulted in Cabeza de Vaca exploring Texas?
Narvaez
What was Coronado searching for?
The Lost City of Gold
What country took interest in Texas after Spain abandoned it?
France
Who defeated the Aztecs?
Cortes
Who were the catholic priests that helped convert Native Americans to the Catholic faith?
Friars
Cabeza de Vaca and his fellow survivors were the first Europeans to enter and live in _______________?
Present day Texas
What geographic feature did Coronado's men discover?
The Grand Canyon
What river valley did La Salle claim for France
Mississippi
What is the name of the three ships Columbus sailed with?
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
What did the missionaries offer to the natives?
Food, protection
What native tribe helped Cabeza de Vaca and his companions upon arriving in Texas?
Karankawa
What was the name of the Native American that told Coronado about Quivira?
The turk
What bay did La Salle land in after a storm in 1685?
Matagorda Bay
What is the continent that Columbus thought he had reached?
Asia
What is the more common name for Mission San Antonio de Valero?
The Alamo
What did Cabeza de Vaca name the island he landed on in Texas?
Malhado (the isle of misfortune)
What were the "cows of the plains"
Buffalo
What is the name of the stockade that the French built in Texas?
Fort St. Louis
What are the 3 G's the Spanish came in search of?
Gold, God, and Glory
Who founded the most successful mission in Texas?
Antonio Margil de Jesus
What was the name of the slave from Morocco that traveled with Cabeza de Vaca?
Estevanico
What was the name of the 7 cities of gold?
Cibola
Who was the king that La Salle named Louisiana for?
Louis XIV (14th)