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Texas History Unit 3 & 4 Test Flashcards

Learn about the early stages of Texas's development such as the different settlements established and the explorers who discovered Texas.

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Sent by the French in 1684 to claim the Mississippi River but accidentally landed in Texas and founded a colony named St. Louis. He was murdered by his own men in a mutiny.

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La Salle

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In 1492 he set sail from Spain to try and navigate around the world back to India for spices. About halfway through his journey, he landed on now day Cuba and established settlements there. He inspired many explorers to sail west.

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Christopher Columbus

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His expedition departed in 1527 from Spain. The survivors washed ashore in Texas and were stranded.

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Panfilio De Narvaez

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The treasurer in Narvaez’s expedition. He walked from the Texas coast to New Spain with 3 fellow survivors.

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Cabeza De Vaca

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He conquered the Aztec empire for Spain and built Mexico City over the remains of the Aztec city.

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Hernan Cortes

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A Spanish explorer who was the first person to SEE the Texas coast and also mapped the Gulf of Mexico.

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Alonso Alvarez De Pineda

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A Spanish explorer who searched for Cibola and Quivira and discovered the Palo Duro Canyon

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Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

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An explorer sent to help settle lands for Spain.

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Conquistador

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A crude fort

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Stockade

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A fortified military settlement made to house soldiers

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Presidio

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A place to educate the native peoples in the Spanish culture and religion.

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Mission

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A government-paid pirate

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Privateer

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High ranking officials who rules in the name of the king and queen

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Viceroy

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Sail over water with care and precaution

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Navigate

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A French settlement near Matagorda Bay; Established by La Salle

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Ft. Saint Louis

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The unofficial Capital of Spanish Texas; founded by Marques de San Miguel de Aguayo

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Los Adaes

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The first mission in Texas; founded by Father Damian Massenet

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San Francisco de los Tejas

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Better known as the Alamo

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San Antonio de Valero

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A city in the great plains said to be filled with many riches and gold

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Quivira

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A settlement used as the middle point between the Rio Grande and East Texas

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San Antonio de Bexar

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The year that Christopher Columbus set sail from Spain

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1492

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The year that Hernan Cortes sailed from Cuba to Mexico

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1519

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The year Pineda sees and maps the coast of Texas

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1519

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The year that Narvaez led his expedition to explore the coast for gold

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1527

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The year that Cabeza De Vaca washed on shore of the Texas coast

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1528

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The year Coronado was sent to find Quivira, a city of gold

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1540

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The year La Salle left to establish settlements on the Mississippi River

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1684

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The year San Antonio is formed and France wages war on Spain

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1718

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The war that started when the French attacked the nearest mission, Los Ades mission

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The Chicken War

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He requested to reopen San Francisco de los Tejas

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Father Francisco Hidalgo

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He wanted to build a mission among the Tejas people (The Caddo). He eventually did and it was named San Francisco de los Tejas.

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Father Damian Massenet

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He opened the most successful missions in East Texas

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Antonio Margil de Jesus

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He was the father of the Lower Rio Grande Valley. He founded 20 settlements in southern Texas, and more than 6,000 people lived in his settlements.

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Jose de Escandon

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He was sent to drive the French from East Texas after the Chicken War. He asked the French to reopen San Francisco de los Tejas and he established Los Adaes as the unofficial capital of Spanish Texas.

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Marques de San Miguel de Aguayo

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