Unit 2 Test Corrections

_________________ era lasted over one hundred years from 1689 to 1821.

• Age of Contact

• Spanish Colonial

• Mexican National

_______________ were built to protect the clergy and maintain control over the regions.

• Missions

• Presidios

• Encomiendas

Which of the following statements BEST describes the era of the Age of Contact?

• Stephen F. Austin worked as an empresario to increase settlement in Texas.

• Alonzo Álvarez de Pineda mapped the Texas coastline during his expedition to Mexico.

• Father Hidalgo issued the Cry of Dolores, calling for an uprising.

• Cabeza de Vaca kept account of the various tribes on his journey.

Which of the following statements BEST explains an accomplishment of Cabeza de Vaca?

• He crossed the Atlantic to proclaim the Americas for Spain in 1492.

• He led an unsuccessful search for gold in Texas.

• He mapped the coastline of the state of Texas in search of cities of gold.

• He wrote stories of his expeditions in Texas that inspired future exploration.

Territorial fights over the land that became known as Texas erupted between _______ and _______ during the early years of colonization.

• France and India

• France and Spain

• France and Germany

• France an England

Which of the following statements BEST explains an accomplishment of Cabeza de Vaca?

• He crossed the Atlantic to proclaim the Americas for Spain in 1492.

• He mapped the coastline of the state of Texas in search of cities of gold.

• He was known as a medicine man by the natives after performing a surgery.

• He led an unsuccessful search for gold in Texas.

Which of the following was NOT a reason for Spanish exploration of Texas?

• to claim new land

• to create wealth

• to acquire new technology from the natives

• to spread their religion to the natives

French explorer, ___________________ expanded the French empire from the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico. His settlement in Fort St. Louis faced hostilities from the____________________ tribe.

• Diego de Penalosa, Tigua

• Alonso de Leon, Apache

• Sieur de la Salle, Kanrankawa

• Joseph Blancpain, Wompanog

Religious community where Native Americans and Spanish clergy co-existed.

• Missions

• Ranchos

• Presidios

Farms that overtime grew into small settlements.

• Missions

• Ranchos

• Presidios