Beginning exploration
Why did Christopher Columbus sail west?
Looking for a water route to Asia
What was Pineda searching for?
A water route to the Pacific
What happened to him in 1528?
What inspired him to search for gold?
Cabeza de Vaca's journal
What was France hoping to find?
A water route through North America
Where did Christopher Columbus land instead of India?
The Americas
Where did Pineda sail in 1519?
Along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico
Who took him as a slave?
The Karankawa
What did he do in 1540?
Led an expedition
What did they create along lakes and rivers?
A successful fur trade
What did the discovery of Christopher Columbus cause?
A wave of exploration
What did he do while sailing along the coast?
He drew a map
What did he become that gave him respect?
A shaman/healer
What was Coronado searching for?
Cibola, the seven cities of gold
What river did La Salle travel with a group of men?
The Mississippi
What did the Spanish monarchy want to spread?
Their religion Catholicism
What did the map of Pineda prove?
There was no water route from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
What did he do while traveling through Texas?
He journaled
Where did Coronado search?
through much of the southwestern U.S.
What did he name the land he claimed for King Louis XIV?
Louisiana
The Aztecs
What did Pineda's travels encourage?
Further exploration
What did his journals fuel?
further exploration
How many cities of gold were found?
None
What was the name of the settlement he established near Matagorda Bay, Texas?
Fort St. Louis