Exploration and Early Colonization of Texas

When did Pineda map the Texas coastline?

• 1519
• 1607
• 1658
• 1718

- Led Spain's expansion efforts into South Texas
- Sent settlers to the land between the Rio Grande River and the Nueces River
- Served as military commander and governor of the area that is present-day Laredo

• José de Escandón
• Francisco Hidalgo
• Antonio Margil de Jesús
• Fray Damián Massanet

The Spanish and French claimed land in Texas during what time period?

• Texas Revolution
• World War II
• Age of Contact
• Natural Texas and It's People

Where did Rene-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle land, although he was looking for the Mississippi river?

• Matagorda Bay
• San Antonio
• Los Adaes
• Austin

God, Gold, and Glory - 

• Reasons for exploration and colonization
• Reasons for spreading democracy 
• Reasons for staying in your own country
• Reasons for escaping government

What happened during Spanish Colonial Era? 

• The Spanish protected the Indians
• The Spanish protected the French
• The Spanish built missions to spread their religion
• The Spanish explored Texas but never settled

Who was concerned about the French in East Texas?

• Damian Massanet and Alonso De Leon
• Damian Massanet and Cabeza De Vaca
• Alonso De Leon and Francisco Hidalgo
• Jose De Escandon and Hernando Cortes

San Antonio was founded in what year?

• 1519
• 1685
• 1810
• 1718

Which sequence of events is in correct chronological order?

• - Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas
  - Pineda maps Texas
  - La Salle establishes Fort St. Louis
• - Pineda maps Texas
  - Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas
  - La Salle establishes Fort St. Louis
• - La Salle establishes Fort St. Louis
  - Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas
  - Pineda maps Texas
• - Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas
  - La Salled establishes Fort St. Louis
  - Pineda maps Texas

What does this mission show about the colonizers? 

• They built beautiful manors
• They built missions out of clay
• They used natural resources
• They built missions near farmlands