History Unit 3 Flashcards
What is the French settlements close to Matagorda Bay?
Fort St. Louis
What is the settlement in between the Rio Grande and East Texas that was built in 1718?
San Antonio de Bexar
What is the place in the Great Plains that is rumored to have gold.
Quivira
Who discovered the America’s that were though to be Asia?
Christopher Columbus
Who conquered the Aztecs and created a city in New Spain known as Mexico City?
Hernan Cortes
Who was the first European to see and map the Texas coast in 1519?
Pineda
The survivors of his expedition were washed ashore in the Texas Coast
Narvaez
Who was the first European to explore Texas before the age of contact, and wrote stories about Texas that inspired many explorers?
Cabeza de Vaca
Who started searching for Cibola and Quivira, and he discovered Palo Duro Canyon?
Coronado
Who established Fort St. Louis, claimed the Mississippi Valley for France, and he was murdered be his own men?
La Salle
Who asked France to open San Francisco de los Tejas again?
Hidalgo
Who was the priest that built San Francisco de los Tejas?
Massanet
Who opened the most successful mission in East Texas?
Jesus
Who founded 20 settlements in southern Texas, in which more than 6000 people lived in his settlements
Escandon
Who reopened missions that were abandoned during the chicken war, and established the unofficial capital of Spanish Texas
Aguayo
Who was the European rival that was a threat Spain’s north American lands.
New France
What were two reasons missions failed
Diseases and Native American’s disinterest
What is the main reasons the Native American’s chose to live in the missions
protection from enemies
What were the settlements built to house soldiers?
Presidios
They were used to convert and teach the Native American’s about Spanish culture
Missions
A high ranked official; a representative for a king
Viceroy
A catholic priest that belongs to a religious group
friar
The war that was known as the “Chicken War”
Spain and France War
A small part of a bigger military force
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