No student devices needed. Know more
18 questions
What explorer washed up on the Texas coast and met the Karankawa Indians, marking the beginning of the Age of Contact?
Jose de Escandon
Hernan Cortes
La Salle
Cabeza de Vaca
The first map of the Texas coast was created when and by who?
La Salle 1682
Hernan Cortes 1521
Pineda 1519
Father Hidalgo 1716
Who is credited with moving Presidio La Bahia to a new location and starting settlements on the Rio Grande?
Jose de Escandon
Cabeza de Vaca
Damian Massanet
Father Hidalgo
In order for a Native American to become a Spanish Citizen, the must first be what?
sent to Mexico
converted to Catholicism
taught to farm
accepted by the viceroy
The first mission established in East Texas by Damian Massanet was named?
San Antonio de Bexar
Fort St. Louis
El Camino Real
San Francisco de los Tejas
The city of San Antonio reflects the culture of the _________ , who founded the first missions and presidios there.
Spanish
French
Native Americans
Karankawa
Franciscan Priests, such as Antonio Margil de Jesus, wanted to establish _____________ in order to convert Indians to Catholicism.
presidios
missions
viceroys
epidemics
Which of the following is not something conquistadors were looking for?
Land
Glory
Gold
Buffalo
When La Salle established Fort St. Louis, it began a rivalry between what two nations for settling East Texas?
Aztecs and Spain
England and France
Spain and France
Indians and French
Which explorer wrote many details about Texas and published it in Europe?
Hernan Cortes
La Salle
Cabeza de Vaca
Jose de Escandon
Which of the following significant events happened last?
Hernan Cortes conquered the Aztecs
La Salle claims Louisiana for France
Alonso de Pineda maps the Gulf Coast
Antonio Margil de Jesus founds a mission near the San Antonio river.
Why are Damian Massanet and Francisco Hidalgo important people in Texas History?
Establishing Presidios in San Antonio
Settling the Rio Grande
Starting missions in East Texas.
Finding Cabeza de Vaca in the wilderness
The trading of goods, plants, and animals that occurred during the Age of Contact was part of the ________?
Columbian Exchange
Mission Presidio system
Epidemic
Colonization
Building missions and presidios was the beginning of Spain's plan to _____________ the area of present day Texas.
viceroy
colonize
epidemic
conquistador
What explorer is shown here washed up on what coast?
Cortes, Vera Cruz
Cabeza de Vaca,Texas
La Salle, Louisiana
Escandon, San Antonio River
The picture here shows a ________
colony
fort
mission
epidemic
What area eventually grew large due to several missions and presidios being built there beginning in 1718?
Rio Grande
Nacagdoches
San Antonio
Mexico City
The best description of a mission would be___________.
a religious community
a military base
a royal governor
a large ranch
Explore all questions with a free account