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Unit 2 Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| From 1492-1700 we have a certain era known as the era of ___________________ | European exploration. |
| Defeating the Aztecs helps Cortes gain control of what country? | Mexico |
| Which explorer ended up in Matagorda Bay while looking for the mouth of the Mississippi River? | Rene-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle |
| The term for someone that searched for wealth and land in the Americas is known as a ___________________. | conquistador |
| European sailors explored the Americas out of their desire to find ________. | gold |
| Put the following events in the order in which they happened: I. Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas II. Pineda maps Texas III. La Salle establishes Fort St. Louis | Pineda maps Texas, Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas, La Salle establishes Fort St. Louis |
| What reason did Columbus travel west across the Atlantic in 1492? | to find a different trade route to Asia |
| What year did Pineda map the coast of Texas? | 1519 |
| Where did Spain want to establish colonies in the late 1400s to early 1500s? | The Indies |
| What was the name of the first French colony in Texas? | Fort St. Louis |
| La Salle named Louisiana after King _______ ___ (name of the king) of ______(which country)? | Louis XIV; France |
| Why does Coronado decide to travel from Tiguex to Quivira? | Someone told Coronado that Quivira was a very rich, wealthy place when in all actuality it was not. |
| Why did Spain want to claim territories in the Americas? | They wanted to become the greatest nation on earth. |
| What is the name of a pirate that preyed on ships in the 1600s? | buccaneer |
| What is the term for a Native American village built of adobe? | pueblo |
| Who led the survivors of the Narvaez expedition back to Mexico? | Cabeza de Vaca |
| Which explorer was a Spanish explorer that wrote about his life with the Native Americans? | Cabeza de Vaca |
| Who explored the southeastern part of North America looking for the Seven Cities of Cibola? | Hernando de Soto |
| Who followed Hernando de Soto's footsteps (who was his successor) and explored the southeastern part of North America? | Luis de Moscoso de Alvarado |
| What disastrous natural event happened that is related to the failed Narvaez expedition? | hurricane out in the Gulf of Mexico |
| After the Spanish establish their colony, what do they do or what is their main focus? (hint: what do they want to do with the Native Americans) | They want to convert the Native Americans to Christianity. |
| Why did the Spanish want to continue exploring New Spain? | They had heard of the gold and riches that Cortes had found. |
| What did La Salle look for when he set sail for the Gulf of Mexico in 1684? | the mouth of the Mississippi River |
| For what reason would the Spanish establish the colony of Santa Fe in New Mexico? | Because the French had established the colony of Fort St. Louis in Texas. |
| What happened when Coronado reached the village and realized that it wasn't the seven cities of Cibola? | He continued traveling east until he found Quivira. |
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