SS Explorers Review

Question 1

What was the first Mission in East Texas?

Answer 1

San Francisco de
los Tejas

Question 2

What mission chapel is kown today as the Alamo?

Answer 2

San Antonio de Valero.

Question 3

What place was thought to be the “City of Gold”

Answer 3

the legendary city Quivara

Question 4

Which European rival was the greatest threat to Spain’s North American lands?

Answer 4

New France

Question 5

Which region separated Spanish land?

Answer 5

New France

Question 6

Father Francisco Hidalgo

Answer 6

Asked the French to reopen San Francisco de los Tejas.

Question 7

Jose de Escandon

Answer 7

Father of the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Founded 20 settlements in southern Texas. More than 6,000 people lived in his settlements.

Question 8

How long was Cabeza’s Journey

Answer 8

About 2 years

Question 9

Building to house soldiers

Answer 9

Presidos

Question 10

Religious settlement

Answer 10

Mission

Question 11

Who was Spain’s biggest competition for the Americas?

Answer 11

France

Question 12

Murdered by his own men

Answer 12

La Salle

Question 13

Navigation was terrible; 400 miles away from where he wanted to be.

Answer 13

La Salle

Question 14

Took over the Aztecs

Answer 14

Cortes

Question 15

Built over Tenochtitlan to make Mexico city

Answer 15

Cortes

Question 16

Famous Aztec settlement

Answer 16

Tenochtitlan