Exploration
What are the reasons for exploration after a water route to Asia was deemed impossible?
Gold, God, Glory
Increasing wealth, spreading Christianity, and expanding an empire's power
How did La Salle die?
His men killed him
Which explorer captured the Aztec empire in Mexico?
Hernan Cortes
What is a shaman?
A priest/doctor for the Native Americans.
Which region has a lot of buffalo?
Great Plains
Why did Columbus travel across the Atlantic Ocean?
Find a new route to Asia
What area did La Salle claim?
Louisiana
Who helped claim parts of Mexico for Spain?
Hernan Cortes
What is exploration?
Looking for new lands or visiting and learning about those new lands
Why did Spain build settlements in Texas?
To block the French from controlling Texas.
What was the initial reason for European explorers sailing to America?
Find new trade routes to Asia
What did La Salle do that caused Spain to build more forts and settlements?
He built a French fort in Texas
Which explorer explored Texas and lived among the Karankawa?
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
What is a conquistador?
Spanish soldier-explorer/conqueror
What made Coronado think there was gold in the new world?
Cabeza de Vaca's journal
Which country first claimed Texas?
Spain
What was the name of the Fort that La Salle created?
Fort St. Louis
Which explorer searched for Cibola and explored the Southwestern US?
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
What does undeveloped mean?
Not built up, no cities
What was bordering Spanish Florida?
English colonies
What countries claimed land in Texas during the Age of Contact?
Spain and France
Which country wanted to establish trade networks with Native Americans?
France
Which explorer mapped the Texas coastline for the Spanish?
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
What is Cibola and why was it important to exploration?
The seven cities of gold. Spanish explorers looked for it.
What happened in 1519
The first reliable map of the Texas coastline was created.