Age of exploration Flashcards
When did Christopher Columbus begin looking for a water route to Asia?
1492
Why did Spanish expand their empire?
A. God
B. Gold
C. Glory
D. All of the above
(d) all of the above
Which explorer established the settlement of Veracruz?
A. Pineda
B. Cortes
C. Narvaez
D. Cabeza de Vaca
(b) Cortes
On which year did Cortes sail from Cuba to the east coast of Mexico?
1519
What was Tenochtitlan?
The Aztec Capital
Which year did Pineda map the Texas Coast?
1519
Which explorer was the first to see the land that would become Texas?
A. Cabeza de Vaca
B. Narvaez
C. Cortes
D. Pineda
(d) Pineda
How long did it take for Cabeza de Vaca to find Spanish soldiers in Mexico?
A. 2 years
B. 4 years
C. 6 years
D. 8 years
(d) 8 years
Which explorer was taken in by the Karankwa?
A. Cabeza de Vaca
B. Narvaez
C. Cortes
D. Pineda
(a) Cabeza de Vaca
Which explorer died, but some of his men washed ashore near Galveston?
Narvaez
What was the purpose of Narvaez’s mission?
A. map the coast of Texas
B. claim Cibola for Spain
C. explore the coast to find gold
D. build French colony at the Mississippi River
(c) explore the coast to find gold
How many cities of gold were there according to the legend?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 7
(D) 7
What was the name of the city of gold that Fray Marcos de Niza was sent to find?
Cibola
What did Fray Marcos find instead of a city of gold?
(A) A caddo village
(B) A puebloan village
(C) An Aztec village
(D) He found an actual city of gold
(B) a Puebloan village
What was the colony near Matagorda Bay named?
Fort St. Louis
What is a mission?
A building built to convert natives to Spanish culture and religion
What is a presidio?
A fort that is built to house soldiers who protect settlers
Who wrote stories about Texas that inspired future explorers?
Cabeza de Vaca
When was the city of San Antonio founded?
1718
What is a conquistador?
Somebody that explorers the Americas to find new things
Who claimed the Mississippi River for France?
La Salle
Who discovered Palo Duro Canyon?
Coronado
Who opened the most successful mission in Texas?
Jesus
Who reopened missions that had been abandoned during the Chicken War?
Aguayo
Which European rival was the biggest threat for Spain’s land?
France
What was the first mission in East Texas?
San Francisco de Los Tejas
What is the mission chapel known today as the Alamo?
San Antonio de Valero
What is the settlement midway between the Rio Grande and East Texas?
San Antonio de Bexar
Who asked the French to reopen San Francisco de Los Tejas?
Hidalgo
