Eras
Which of the following best describes the defining characteristics of the Age of Contact era in Texas history?
A) Anglo and Spanish settlers established colonies in Texas.
B) American Indian tribes were driven out of Texas by French settlers.
C) Spanish explorers and French explorers both claimed land in Texas.
D) Spanish colonists abandoned exploration of Texas after not finding any gold.
C) Spanish explorers and French explorers both claimed land in Texas.
Who created a map of the Texas Coastline in 1519?
A) La Salle
B) Pineda
C) De Vaca
D) Cortes
B) Pineda
Which motivation led early European explorers to investigate the Americas?
A) Desire to find gold
B) Desire to spread democracy
C) Desire to leave overcrowded cities
D) Desire to escape government monarchies
A) Desire to find gold
What French explorer changed Spain's view on settling east Texas?
A) Cortex
B) Cabeza de Vaca
C) La Salle
D) Mosocoso
C) La Salle
Three types of settlements built by the Spanish in Texas were:
A) missions, communities, villages
B) presidios, forts, garrisons
C) missions, presidios, towns
D) villages, forts, missions
C) missions, presidios, towns
Which of the following was a characteristic of the Spanish Colonial Era in Texas?
A) Forts were built to protect American Indian tribes in Texas.
B) American Indian tribes were discouraged from settling in Texas.
C) Missions were built to confirm Spanish claims to the land in Texas.
D) Spanish explorers negotiated treaties to trade and travel safely in Texas.
C) Missions were built to confirm Spanish claims to the land in Texas.
Who shipwrecked in Galveston in 1528?
A) La Salle
B) Pineda
C) De Vaca
D) Cortes
C) De Vaca
Which of these explorers landed at Matagorda Bay while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River?
A) Rene-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle
B) Hernando Cortés
C) Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
D) Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
A) Rene-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle
Who was the first Spaniard to explore the interior of Texas?
A) Coronado
B) de Soto
C) Cortez
D) Cabeza de Vaca
D) Cabeza de Vaca
Why did many Native Americans reject the mission lifestyle?
A) could not make money
B) work was too complicated
C) no free time
D) preferred their way of life
D) preferred their way of life
European exploration of Texas was mainly between the _____ and the ____.
A) 1400-1600s
B) 1500-1700s
C) 1600-1800s
D) 1800-1900s
B) 1500-1700s
Who defeated the Aztecs?
A) La Salle
B) Pineda
C) De Vaca
D) Cortes
D) Cortes
What was the purpose of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca's expedition?
A) to find a capitol for New Spain
B) to befriend local Native Americans sign peace treaties
C) conquer the lands between Florida and Mexico
D) to set up mission along the coast
C) conquer the lands between Florida and Mexico
Which group likely viewed the construction of new Spanish missions with suspicion?
A) Catholic priests
B) American Indian tribes
C) Conquistadors
D) Anglo settlers
B) American Indian tribes
When the Spanish began to settle the new world, what was the first settlement usually built?
A) Fort
B) Presidio
C) Colony
D) Mission
D) Mission
Which of the following describes the defining characteristics of the era of Natural Texas and Its People in Texas history?
A) American Indian tribes lived in Texas and adapted to the environment.
B) Spanish explorers and American Indian tribes both claimed land in Texas.
C) Conflicts between European settlers and American Indian tribes were common.
D) European settlers in Texas learned about the culture of the American Indian tribes.
A) American Indian tribes lived in Texas and adapted to the environment.
Who claimed the Mississippi and Louisiana for France?
A) La Salle
B) Pineda
C) De Vaca
D) Coronado
A) La Salle
How did Mexico City become the capitol of New Spain?
A) Cortez defeated the Aztecs and took over their city
B) After Pineda explored the Texas coast
C) When Cabeza de Vaca shipwrecked on the Texas coast
D) when La Salle moved from East Texas into Mexico
A) Cortez defeated the Aztecs and took over their city
Which Spanish Catholic priest cooperated with French authorities in Louisiana to bring missions to East Texas?
A) José de Escandón
B) Francisco Hidalgo
C) Antonio Margil de Jesús
D) Fray Damián Massanet
B) Francisco Hidalgo
What was the purpose of a presidio?
A) Spread religion
B) Prison camp for Native Americans
C) Protect people from attacks from Native Americans and the French
D) Claim the area for France
C) Protect people from attacks from Native Americans and the French
Historians divide periods of time with similar characteristics into eras in order to —
A) predict the future
B) analyze historical maps
C) record economic data about Texas
D) organize information about the past
D) organize information about the past
Who searched for the seven cities of cibola?
A) La Salle
B) Pineda
C) De Vaca
D) Coronado
D) Coronado
In 1685, La Salle established ____ near present day Matagorda Bay.
Fray Damián Massanet and Alonso De León led a successful expedition for Spain into East Texas in 1690. This expedition came about because the Spanish were concerned about —
A) settlers going missing in the region
B) slave rebellions occurring in the region
C) Indian tribes attacking missions in the region
D) French forces establishing settlements in the region
D) French forces establishing settlements in the region
Which of the following is not one of the explorers?
A) De Vaca
B) Pineda
C) La Salle
D) Jacques Cartier
D) Jacques Cartier