Spanish Exploration
Who wrote the La Relacion?
Who is Cabeza de Vaca?
Which region of Texas has fertile land, most major cities, and access to the Gulf of Mexico?
What is the Coastal Plains?
Which Native American group grew surplus crops and lived in permanent settlements?
What are the Caddo?
What is the significance of 1519 in Texas history?
Texas coast was first mapped by spanish explorers
What religion did settlers have to follow in order to live in Mexican Texas
What is Catholicism?
Who was the first explorer to map the Texas coast in 1519?
Who is Pineda?
Which region is known for farming, ranching, and flat land with buffalo?
What is the Great Plains?
What resources did the plains tribes depend on for food, clothing and shelter?
What is the buffalo?
Which era came immediatly after the Age of Contact?
What is the Spanish Colonial era?
What were the first settlers under Stephen Austin called?
What are the old 300s?
What were two main reasons Spain explored Texas?
What are to find gold and spread Christianity?
Which region has dry deserts, mountains, and the least population?
What is the Mountain and Basin?
Which region did the Karankawa live in?
What is the Coastal Plains
What year was San Antonio founded as the center of Spanish missions and presidios
What is 1718
Which city became the center of missions and Presidio in Texas
What is San Antonio?
Which French explorer claimed land in Texas for France?
Who is La Salle?
Both the Coastal Plains and Great Plains regions are known for what economic activity?
What is farming and ranching?
Which Texas region is the most populated?
What are the coastal plans?
Put these in order: age of contact, republic of Texas, Mexican national, Spanish colonial
Age of contact, Spanish colonial, Mexican national, Republic of Texas
Who was the only Mexican Empresario?
Who is Martin de Leon
Compare Spanish and French exploration in Texas
Spanish built missions and presidios, but the French focused on trade. Both wanted wealth and influence.
Which region is located in the middle of texas, with rolling hills and ranching
What is Central plains?
What did Spanish explorers hope to gain by interacting with Native tribes
Converts to Christianity and allies for Spain.
Period of time when much of Earth's water was frozen
What is Ice Age?
Texas was joined with what other Mexican state?
Coahuila