The Explorers
Vocabulary
Missions
Presidios
A lil Randomness
100
I began the era of Exploration.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
100
Spanish explorers.
What are conquistadors?
100

Define what a mission is.

a settlement founded to spread Christianity to the people in the area/a religious community staffed by missionary priests and religious officials

100

What is a presidio?

a military base, occupied by soldiers and commanders

100

The three reasons the Spanish were in Texas.

What is God, Gold and Glory?

200
I destroyed the Aztec empire.
Who is Cortes?
200
Travel for the purpose of discovery or adventure.
What is exploration?
200

Missions were located near what?

Bodies of water

200

Life in the presidios revolved around what?

Military duty

200

The only French explorer to come to Texas.

Who is La Salle?

300

Created a memoir informing people about the wilds of Texas.

Who is Cabeza de Vaca?

300
A journey taken for a specific purpose.
What is expedition?
300

What were the goals of the Spanish missions?

1. To convert Native Americans to Catholicism

2. To establish a Spanish foothold in the territory

300

Why did they try to keep presidios and missions within the same areas?

To protect the missions from enemies.

300

The three boats Columbus sailed in.

What are La Nina, La Pinta, La Santa Maria?

400
I went looking for gold, found none, but discovered the Grand Canyon and Palo Duro Canyon.
Who is Coronado?
400

What is the Colombian Exchange?

The transfer of plants, animals, diseases, and people between the Americas and the continents of Europe, Africa, and Asia.

400

Why was life in the missions difficult for Native Americans?

Nutritionally poor diet, tremendous workload, small, cramped living quarters, and diseases.

400

The duties of the soldiers included what?

Protecting the missions & horses, supervising the natives, construction laborers, mail carriers, and travel escorts

400
Native Americans that move around.
What are nomads?
500
I am the first Spanish explorer to reach what is today Texas.
Who is Pineda?
500
Claim for control by a distant nation.
What is Colonization?
500

What was the first Mission in East Texas?

San Francisco de Tejas

500

Explain the living conditions of the Spanish soldiers.

Miserable living conditions, low pay, cramped & dirty living quarters, substandard uniform, ill-maintained equipment, and hostile Native Americans

500

The four regions of Texas.

What is Mountains and Basins, Great Plains, Central Plains, Coastal Plains?