Category 1
When was the France exploring?
1500s
What happened at Fort St Louis?
- All settlers were killed
Columbus had a plan a plan to sail west from Europe across the Atlantic Ocean with the hopes of......
Finding a quicker route to Asia
The two main goals of the conquistadors were:
- convert natives to the Catholic faith
- gain wealth and glory
What did La Salle's men stage against him?
- Munity
What were the French trading throughout North America?
They traded fur-pelts
Were did the La Salles men land in?
- Present day Matagorda bay, Texas
What is another word for Native?
Were did Herman Cortes land? What empires did he set eyes on?
- present day Mexico
- and the Aztec empire
What did Fort St. Louis remind the Spanish?
- Colonial Government in Spain
What was the Northwest passage?
- a short cut through for trading with with Asia.
What did La Salles men do in 1687?
- They murdered La Salle
Who's plan was it to make a map to build a fort by the Mississippi river?
- La Salle's
What happened to Tenochtitlan in 1521?
What was La Salle's plan?
- to build a fort in France
What did French explorer La Salle envision along the Mississippi river?
He envisioned a great trading empire
What countries fought in it the crusades?
Europe and the middle east
Were was Corpus Christi de la Isleta established?
- It was established in Texas
Who created the first settlement in Texas?
- Alonso Alvarez de Pineda created the first settlement in Texas
What was the Crusades?
- a series of wars fought between Europe and the middle east
What three main problems did La Salle's expedition face?
1) bad attitude
2) pirates
3) Shipwrecks - Spaniards attacked one of four ships
What are the tree G's?
- God, Gold, and Glory
Why did Spain begin to lose interest in the New World?
- They lost interest because they did not find gold, or silver
Who was the first person to journal their first account with North America?
- Cabeza de Vaca
What was the triangle trade?
- a trade route between Europe, Africa, and North America.