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Unit 2 Exam
Age of Contact and Early Spanish Colonization
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What year did Alonso Alvarez de Pineda map the Texas coastline? | 1519 |
| When did Cabeza de Vaca report on Texas? | 1537 |
| When did Robert La Salle establish Fort St. Louis? | 1685 |
| Which explorer was searching for the Mississippi River but ended up at Matagorda Bay? | Robert LeSeur LaSalle |
| What were the three G’s that motivated explorers to come to the Americas? | Gold, God and Glory |
| What defines the Age of Contact era of Texas? | Explorers and their search for gold and to claim land |
| What happened in 1731? | East Texas Missions were moved to San Antonio |
| What were towns and settlements built near? | Missions and Presidios |
| What is a Conquistador? | a Spanish explorer/soldier |
| What is a Vaquero? | Spanish Cowboy |
| How did Spanish missionaries adapt to the environment? | They built Granaries to store their wheat and crops |
| What important feature is included in a mission? | a church |
| What physical feature were missions and presidios built near in Texas? | Rivers |
| What important event happened in 1682? | Mission Corpus Christi de la Ysleta was established in West Texas |
| Explain what Fray Damian Massanet and Alonso De Leon did in 1690? | Explored and established missions in East Texas because Spain was worried that the French would build settlements in Texas |
| Explain one way that Texans adapted to their environment during the Spanish Colonial era? | They built missions using available natural resources. Ex. West Texas missions were built from Adobe and stone; East Texas mission were built from timber. |
| Explain what Father Francisco Hidalgo accomplished with the help of the French. | He used the French in Louisiana to help bring missions to East Texas |
| What important event happened in 1718? | Mission San Antonio de Valero was established which is the founding of the city of San Antonio |
| What Mission did Antonio Margil de Jesus establish and what year was it established? | Mission San Jose in 1782 |
| Explain what happened with La Bahia? | It was moved from to coast to the Guadalupe River because of conflicts with Native Americans |
| Who was Jose de Escandon? | A military commander and governor of Nuevo Santander (Laredo), helped Spain expand into South Texas, sent settlers to the land between the Rio Grande and Nueces River |
| How did Native Americans feel about the Spanish missions | They did not trust them and were suspicious of them. |
| What was the legacy of the Missions? What type of economic activities were brought about by missions | Helped settle TX, spread Spanish culture, established ranching in Central Texas |
| What defines the Spanish colonial era of Texas? | Missions were built |
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