Conquistadors
Mission: Impossible?
Gone to Texas
Words, Words, Words
Odd and Ends
100

Conquered the Aztecs and took their wealth

Cortes

100

The name given to settlements created by Spanish priests to convert Native American tribes to Christianity and spread Spanish influence 

Missions

100

Received a land grant from Spain to start a colony in Texas. Died before he could see it through

Moses Austin

100

What are the Three G's?

God, Gold, and Glory

100

In 1492, __________ sailed the ocean blue

Columbus

200

Looked for Cibola but didn't find it.

Discovered the Texas panhandle and the Grand Canyon.

Coronado

200

What was the purpose of the Spanish missions

to convert the natives to Christianity 

to spread Spanish influence/culture 

to guard the region from France

200

This person is known as the "Father of Texas"

Stephen F. Austin


200

The name for the legendary 7 cities of gold

Cibola

200

What country was Texas a part of in the 1700s?

Spain

300

Shipwrecked in Galveston

Rescued by the Karankawa 

Wrote an important book

Cabeza de Vaca

300

Missionaries wanted to convert natives to what religion

Catholicism 

300

In the 1800's, these qualities made moving to Texas seem like a good idea to potential Anglo settlers

Cheap, abundant land

300

Refers to a person with ancestors of European decent who live in the United States

Anglo American

300

While drifting along the Galveston coast, Cabeza de Vaca was rescued by what tribe?

The Karankawa 

400

The explorer who first mapped the Texas coast in 1519

Alvarez de Pineda

400

Spanish forts designed to protect the missions

Presidios

400

This refers to the original group of settlers to come to Austins colony in 1821

The Old 300

400

An agent who makes arrangements for settlers to come to a colony

Empresario

400

This was the first French settlement in Texas

Fort St. Louis

500

What brought French explorer La Salle to the coast of Texas?

He was looking for where the Mississippi river emptied in to the Gulf of Mexico


(TLDR; he was looking for the Mississippi)

500

The Catholic missions were run by ________ and __________

Priests and Friars

500

In the terms of the Empresarial Grant grant, colonists had to practice what religion?

Catholicism 

500

Someone who wanted to spread Christianity/Catholicism to natives 

Missionaries

500

What significant event happened in 1519?

Pineda maps the Texas coast

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