Unit 3

Question 1

Which Explorer does 1519 in TEXAS HISTORY correspond to? Pineda, Columbus, Narvaez or Cortes?

Answer 1

Pineda

Question 2

Worn down fort

Answer 2

Stockade

Question 3

Presidio

Answer 3

A fort built to house soldiers to protect settlers

Question 4

Mission

Answer 4

Convert Native Americans into Spanish culture and into Christians

Question 5

List these in chronological order (Coronado, Cabeza de Vaca, La Salle, Narvaez, Pineda, Colombus, Cortes)

Answer 5

Columbus, Cortes, and Pineda same year, Narvaez, Cabeza de Vaca, Coronado, La Salle

Question 6

What were the two things Colombus did?

Answer 6

Discovered new lands thought to be Asia and inspired other explorers to sail to the Americas.

Question 7

Where did Cortes build Mexico City?

Answer 7

New Spain

Question 8

What were the two significant contributions Cortes did?

Answer 8

He conquered the Aztec Empire and Built Mexico City in New Spain

Question 9

When did the Narvaez Expedition start?

Answer 9

1527

Question 10

1519

Answer 10

Pineda

Question 11

1528

Answer 11

Cabeza de Vaca

Question 12

1540

Answer 12

Coronado

Question 13

LaSalle Expedition started when?

Answer 13

1684

Question 14

Pineda did which three important things?

Answer 14

The first European to see the Texas coast, mapped the Texas coastline, and drew maps of the Gulf of Mexico that were used by other explorers.

Question 15

Cabeza de Vaca did which three important things?

Answer 15

First European to explore Texas, Began the Age of Contact, and wrote stories about Texas that inspired other explorers

Question 16

Coronado did which two important things?

Answer 16

Discover the Palo Duro Canyon and search for Cibola and Quivera

Question 17

Friar

Answer 17

Priest

Question 18

Viceroy

Answer 18

Highest ranking official in the Spanish Army

Question 19

Hidalgo

Answer 19

Asked the French to re-open San Fransisco de los Tejas

Question 20

Who did the Spanish call Tejas?

Answer 20

Caddo

Question 21

Tejas meaning?

Answer 21

friend or ally

Question 22

Massanet

Answer 22

Priest that built San Fransisco de los Tejas

Question 23

Escandon founded how many settlements?

Answer 23

Founded 20 settlements in Southern Texas

Question 24

Escandon was known as?

Answer 24

The Father of the Lower Rio Grande

Question 25

How many people lived in Escandon
‘s settlements?

Answer 25

More than 6,000 people

Question 26

Who established Los Adaes as the Unofficial capital of Spanish Texas?

Answer 26

Aguayo

Question 27

Chicken War

Answer 27

When the French took one friar and one soldier from a nearby mission all the Spanish got scared and abandoned their missions and presidios chickening out

Question 28

Why was the Friar and Soldier able to escape?

Answer 28

The French got distracted by chickens clucking

Question 29

Aguayo did what three things?

Answer 29

Established Los Adaes as the unofficial capital of Spanish Texas, Reopened the missions after the Chicken War and was sent to drive the French after the Chicken War

Question 30

Who established the most successful mission in Texas?

Answer 30

Jesus

Question 31

San Antonio de Bexar

Answer 31

Settlement in between the Rio Grande and East Texas

Question 32

San Francisco de los Tejas

Answer 32

First mission in East Texas

Question 33

Purpose of Pineda Expedition?

Answer 33

Find the Northwest Passage.

Question 34

1718

Answer 34

France declares war on Spain

Question 35

Aguayo

Answer 35

Governor of Coahuila and Texas

Question 36

1721

Answer 36

Aguayo reopens missions after the Chicken War