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Breaux Explorers Tes
Early Explorers of Texas
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Landed on the coast of present-day Mexico | Cortes |
| Landed on the coast of present-day Texas near Galveston Island | Cabeza de Vaca |
| Explored the Panhandle area of Texas | Coronado |
| Explored along the Mississippi Valley then set up a colony in Southeast Texas | La Salle |
| Why did Spain come to Texas? | 1) Wealth 2) to spread Christianity 3) Land 4) Personal glory 5) to strengthen their country |
| Why did France come to Texas? | 1) Mainly to set up a trading empire |
| Why is the year 1519 significant? | It is the year that Cortes landed on the coast of Mexico. It officially marked the beginning of Spanish exploration and conquest in the "New World" |
| What is Cortes best known for? | 1) Conquering the Aztecs 2) Was the first conquistador to find 'wealth' in the "New World" |
| What is Cabeza de Vaca best known for? | He was the first European to travel through Texas, and he wrote detailed accounts of his travels. |
| What is Coronado known best for? | 1) He traveled through the Texas PanHandle and other states in search of the Seven Cities of Cibola. |
| Why was Coronado's failure significant to Texas? | His failure to find anything of value caused the Spanish to lose interest in settling in the area that is now Texas |
| What is La Salle best known for? | 1) French Explorer wanting to set up a trading empire in the "New World" 2) He established a colony in Texas, which gave France a land claim in North America and increased Spanish interest in settling the area that is now Texas |
| What was the name of the colony La Salle established in Texas? | Fort St Louis |
| A Spanish solder or leader in the Spanish conquest of America, Mexico & Peru in the 16th Century | Conquistadors |
| Native people who lived in Europe/People who are native to a particular place | Indigenous |
| A water route that many explorers believed was a short cut to Asia through America | Northwest Passage |
| The payment of food and other vaulables | tribute |
| The official/the governor of a land who rules as a representative of a monarch | Viceroy |
| What was the goal of Columbus' voyage? | To sail to India, but he got lost |
| Why did Columbus call the native people he encountered "Indians"? | Because he expected to go to India, and mistakenly ended up in America |
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