Explorers of Texas - Diagnostic

What contribution did Alvarez de Pineda make for Spanish exploration?

• mapped the Texas coast
• defeated the Aztec
• settled Mexico City
• explored New Mexico

In what year did Alvarez de Pineda explore the  Texas coastline?

• 1519
• 1528
• 1541
• 1542

Which of the following best describes the defining characteristics of the Age of Contact era in Texas history?

• Anglo and Spanish settlers established colonies in Texas.
• American Indian tribes were driven out of Texas by French settlers.
• Spanish explorers and French explorers both claimed land in Texas.
• Spanish colonists abandoned exploration of Texas after not finding any gold.

Which motivation led early European explorers to investigate the Americas?

• Desire to find gold
• Desire to spread democracy
• Desire to leave overcrowded cities
• Desire to escape government monarchies

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

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 motivated Spanish explorers to want to travel to Texas?

• to learn Indian languages
• to study the local fish species
• to find gold
• to find new song ideas

What was Cibola and what role did it play in the early Spanish exploration of Texas?

• Cibola was a disease that wiped out many Spaniards.
• Cibola was a legend about seven cities of gold that drew many Spanish explorers to Texas.
• Cibola was a ship filled with Spanish colonists that landed on the Texas coast.
• Cibola was a successful mission that was established in San Antonio.

A Spanish explorer AND soldier

• Navigator

• Conquistador

• Friar

• Priest

Explorer who Shipwrecked on Galveston Island in 1528 and kept a journal of his travels called "La Relacion."

• Fray Damian Massanet

• Coronado

• Pineda

• Cabeza de Vaca