Reasons for Exploration
These 3 things make up pretty much every reason that Europe explored the New World.
What are God, Gold, and Glory?
Who is Hernan Cortes?
This French Explorer claimed a vast territory in the New World and named it after his King.
Who is Rene Robert Cavelier de la Salle?
This is the name of the mythical 7 Cities of Gold that no one ever found.
What is Cibola?
The year 1519 is significant for this reason.
What is Pineda mapped the Texas coastline?
This was the primary goal of Christopher Columbus when he set out from Spain in 1492. He was trying to find this:
What is a water (or trade) route to Asia?
Who is Alonzo Alvarez de Pineda?
This is the settlement built by LaSalle near Matagorda bay. Also named for the King of France.
What is Fort St. Louis?
Who are the Karankawa?
The Spanish lost interest in Texas for a while because they did not find this.
What is gold (or riches)?
They had a positive relationship with Native Americans and profited from a successful fur trade.
This Spanish explorer shipwrecked in Texas and lived among the Karankawa, first as a slave and then as a shaman. His journal helped to encourage further exploraton of Texas.
Who is Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca?
The Spanish did this when they found out that France had built a settlement in Texas.
What is the renewed their interest in Texas?
Who are the Caddo?
These two European powers held competing territorial claims over Texas.
What are Spain and France?
This was the specific religion that the Spanish were trying to spread to the Native Americans.
What is Catholocism?
This explorer led an expediton through Texas and other parts of the Southwest looking for Cibola (The 7 cities of Gold)
The role Cabeza de Vaca adopted that earned him respect among local native tribes in his years stranded in Texas.
What is a healer/shaman?
Coronado's report of seeing lots of Buffalo meant that he was probably in this region.
What are the Great Plains?
This 800 years long conflict called the Reconquista with the this group of people ended in 1492 which allowed the Spanish to finally start exploring
Who are the Moors?
This is the term for the Spanish conquerers and soldier explorers who claimed wealth and territory in the Americas.
What are conquistadors?
The French never looked for gold in the North America, instead they did this.
During the Age of Contact, conquistadors faced many hardships, they searched for gold and other riches as well as discovering these?
What are new lands and people
Despite many hardships the Spanish search for this kept them motivated.