Who?
What?
When?
Where?
Vocabulary
100
These people were in Texas before the European explorers arrived.
Who are the Native Americans?
100
The 3 G's
What is Gold, God, and Glory?
100
The year that Columbus "sailed the ocean blue"
What is 1492?
100

What geographic feature influenced where towns and missions were built in Texas?

What is rivers?

100

a Spanish fort set by to protect the mission 

What is a presidio?

200
These two countries explored Texas and later started a quest to see who could settle in Texas first.
Who is Spain and France?
200
LaSalle and his crew built this settlement named after their French King.
What is Fort St. Louis?
200
The year that LaSalle settled at Fort St. Louis.
What is 1685?
200
Pineda mapped this area during this exploration.
What is the Texas Coast?
200

A Spanish official appointed to rule the land claimed by Spain 

What is a viceroy?

300
This explorer was shipwrecked at Matagorda Island while looking for the Mississippi River.
Who is LaSalle?
300
Onate established this first settlement at this place.
What is the Rio Grande?
300
The year that Pineda mapped the Texas coast.
What is 1519?
300
Cabeza De Vaca was captured by the Karankwas after being ship wrecked here.
What is Galveston?
300
A Spanish explorer who searched for wealth and land in the Americas.
What is a Conquistador?
400
This explorer travled across Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona looking for the 7 cities of Cibola.
Who is Coronado?
400
This group helped the Spanish in their efforts to find gold in Texas.
What is the Catholic Church?
400
The year that Cabeza de Vaca first entered Texas.
What is 1528?
400
LaSalle established Fort St. Louis after failing to find this major river.
What is the Mississippi River?
400
A journey undertaken by a group of people with a definite purpose.
What is an Expedition?
500
This explorer was the first explorer in Texas.
Who is Cabeza De Vaca?
500
The French settled and claimed Texas for 2 years. This made which country become more serious in settling in Texas?
What is Spain?
500
The year that Coronado led an expedition across Texas searching for gold.
What is 1541?
500
Moscoso was the first European in this part of Texas.
What is East Texas?
500

Travel undertaken to discover new resources

What is an Exploration?

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