Unit 2: Age of Contact Review

What were the political, social and economic motivations for European exploration of Texas?

• Gold

• Glory

• God

• All of the above

Which explorer mapped the coastline of Texas?

• Cortes

• Coronado

• Columbus

• Pineda

The era during which Europeans explored and interacted with native people.

• Natural Texas and its People

• Early Statehood

• Age of Contact

• 4 Regions of Texas

Which conquistador is responsible for conquering the Aztecs and building Mexico City as the capital for Spain in the New World?

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Cortes

• Coronado

• Columbus

Which conquistador survived a shipwreck in Texas and lived with Natives? He then made his way back home and wrote a book about his travels.

• Cortes

• Coronado

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Pineda

In what year did Cortes defeat the Aztecs and Pineda map the coastline of Texas?

• 1519

• 1492

• 1586

• 1538

When did Pineda create this map?

• 1872

• 1492

• 1519

• 1718

How did Spain respond to the French settling in New Spain?

• Spain increased its effort to explore and colonize in Texas.
• Spain decided to attack France in Europe.
• Spain made an alliance with Native Americans
• Spain made a partnership with France

_____were the people who taught Natives about religion and the culture of Spain at the missions.

• Conquistadors

• Spanish settlers

• Spanish soldiers

• Catholic missionaries

PREDIDIOS were built as _____

• buildings to convert natives

• palaces for the royals to vacation

• schools to educate the Natives on proper Spanish manners

• forts to protect missions and settlers from Native attacks