Unit 2: Age of Contact Era Review

Front

What was the importance of Alonso Álvarez de Pineda's exploration of the Texas coast in 1519?

Back

He was the first European to explore and map what is now the Texas coastline.

Front

Which Explorer went looking for the "cities of gold" but found only simple adobe brick houses?

Back

Coronado

Front

La Salle's outpost that was built in Texas was named __________.

Back

Fort St. Louis

Front

Which explorer wandered lost in Texas for seven years?

Back

Cabeza de la Vaca

Front

What three-word saying describes why European explorers came to the New World?

Back

God, Glory, Gold

Front

What year would you expect to see the following headlines: "Cortez Lands in Mexico" and "Pineda Maps the Coast of Texas"?

Back

1519

Front

French Explorer who founded Fort St. Louis and was killed by his own men.

Back

La Salle

Front

Spanish explorer who searched for the Seven Cities of Cibola/Gold just to find out they did not exist.

Back

Coronado

Front

Spain wanted to ________________ Texas and gain control over the land.

Back

Colonize

Front

In 1528, Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca was one of the first Europeans to enter Texas. Cabeza de Vaca described Texas as "__________" and very "___________".

Back

Vast and fertile