Kevin's Cards about European Exploration in Texas

Question 1

What dangers did the Explorers face

Answer 1

Travel was dangerous on ships, which could become shipwrecked. Also, because of close quarters, sailors might become ill and spread disease. Upon arrival, explorers faced hostile natives, possible warfare, saturation, and sickness

Question 2

Why were the explorers willing to face dangers

Answer 2

While individual motivations are varied, most were trying to spread the word of God, get rich through gold, silver, jewels, and spices, or to help Spain gain power

Question 3

What are the 3 Gs

Answer 3

God, Gold, and Glory

Question 4

What do the 3 Gs resemble

Answer 4

The reasons that explorers wanted to travel to the New World

Question 5

Who was the first known European to land on the shores of the Americas

Answer 5

Christopher Columbus

Question 6

When did Christopher Columbus’ ships land in the Americas

Answer 6

In 1492

Question 7

What is the 1st G in the 3 Gs

Answer 7

God

Question 8

In the 15th century most Europeans were what type of Christian

Answer 8

Roman Catholic

Question 9

What did Gold refer to in the 3 Gs

Answer 9

Riches and Wealth of any kind

Question 10

What did the explorers believe they could through riches in The New World

Answer 10

The explorers believed they could find better trade routes, or paths on land or at sea that could be used on a regular basis for trade and the transportation of goods. This also meant greater riches.

Question 11

What is the 2nd G in the 3 Gs

Answer 11

Gold

Question 12

What is the 3rd G in the 3 Gs

Answer 12

Glory

Question 13

Did every explorer think all the 3 Gs were equally significant

Answer 13

Not every explorer or soldier felt that all these motivators were equally important

Question 14

What were the people from North Africa that were conquering southern Spain called

Answer 14

Moors

Question 15

When did the Moors start conquering Southern Spain

Answer 15

In the early 700s

Question 16

What did the Moors bring to Southern Spain

Answer 16

Wealth and they introduced Islam

Question 17

Who rode out the more from the Southern Spain

Answer 17

The Roman Christian leaders of the North

Question 18

The victory of ruling out the Moors made Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand think of what

Answer 18

It made them look further for more land and wealth and for Christianity to spread

Question 19

Who was Spain’s rival

Answer 19

Portugal

Question 20

Where did Columbus first land

Answer 20

On a Caribbean Island

Question 21

When Columbus landed in the Caribbean this was the first what

Answer 21

First encounter that the Europeans had with the Americans

Question 22

When Columbus landed in the Caribbean where did he think he was

Answer 22

He thought he has in India

Question 23

Indigenous Definition

Answer 23

Native People

Question 24

What did Columbus call the indigenous people on the Caribbean islands

Answer 24

Indians

Question 25

Reconquista Definition

Answer 25

The time period in which the Spanish battled to regain control over the Iberian Peninsula (800 years)

Question 26

Conquistadors Definition

Answer 26

The leader of the soldiers sailing t the Americans

Question 27

Who was Heran Cortes

Answer 27

A conquistador that followed Columbus and in 1519 landed in Modern day Mexico

Question 28

What did the Aztecs call themselves

Answer 28

They called themselves the Mexica

Question 29

Where does the modern name of Mexico come from

Answer 29

From the name Mexica which the Aztecs called themselves

Question 30

What was Heran Cortes' behavior

Answer 30

He was a bold and ruthless man

Question 31

Tribute meaning

Answer 31

Enforced payment of food and their valuables in exchange for peace

Question 32

Aztecs often did what during religious ceremonies

Answer 32

Human Sacrifices

Question 33

Did the peoples like the Aztec's ways

Answer 33

No and some even joined Heran Cortez in in defeating them

Question 34

What is the capital of Aztec

Answer 34

Tenochtitlan

Question 35

Why did the emperor Moctezuma II delay attacking Heran Cortes

Answer 35

He fit the description of an Aztec god

Question 36

Where did the Spanish build Mexico City

Answer 36

On the ruin of Tenochtitlan

Question 37

Viceroyalty Definition

Answer 37

A land that is ruled by an official chosen by a monarch

Question 38

Which conquistador led the conquest of South America

Answer 38

Francisco Pizarro

Question 39

During the conquest of South America led by Francisco Pizarro which empire did they defeat

Answer 39

The wealthy Inca Empire in 1532

Question 40

What were some of the hardships Cabeza de Vaca and his crew faced when Spanish sips left them and returned to Spain

Answer 40

Some of the hardships included disease, starvation, and attacks from American Indians

Question 41

What types of obstacles did the early Spanish explorers experience in their attempts to find new land

Answer 41

They ran into bad weather, some which caused their ships to be wrecked. Some were faced with sickness, while some had unfriendly encounter with American Indians

Question 42

Why did the Spanish colonists stay away from western Texas

Answer 42

They heard the Indians were unfriendly and they thought there wasn't a lot of resources nor riches

Question 43

What impact did the introduction of horses have on American Indians in Texas

Answer 43

The American Indians used horses to move from place to place, making their journeys easier and faster

Question 44

Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca was one of the first Europeans to visit where

Answer 44

Texas

Question 45

Where did the first European explorers come from

Answer 45

Spain

Question 46

Who was Europe's most powerful country in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries

Answer 46

Spain

Question 47

Cartographer Definition

Answer 47

Someone who makes maps

Question 48

In 1519, the Spanish governor of Jamaica wanted to find what

Answer 48

A sea passage to Asia to increase trade

Question 49

Who did the Jamaican governor ask to find a sea passage to Asia

Answer 49

Alonso Álvarez de Pineda

Question 50

What did Álvarez de Pineda do

Answer 50

He was a Sailor and a cartographer

Question 51

Did Álvarez de Pineda and his men ever find the sea passage to Asia

Answer 51

No

Question 52

What did Álvarez de Pineda find during his trip to try to find the sea passage to Asia

Answer 52

They observed and mapped the shores of the North American southeast and the Mississippi River

Question 53

Álvarez de Pineda was the first European explorer to do what

Answer 53

To create a map of Texas

Question 54

In 1519 the governor of Cuba hired who to explore Mexico

Answer 54

In 1519 the governor of Cuba put Hernán Cortés in charge of exploring Mexico but then changed his mind. Cortés left anyway for Mexico, so the governor hired another explorer, Pánfilo de Narváez, to find and arrest Cortés. Narváez found Cortés, but lost his eye in the battle that followed. Narváez was defeated by Cortés and put in prison. After his release, Narváez returned to Spain. Then in 1527, he was sent to set up a colony in Florida. At the time, Florida included all of the land from modern-day Florida to Mexico, including Texas. Narváez's expedition did not go well. The ships became lost at sea several times because of bad weather. In the end, Narváez’s ship crashed during a storm. He and his crew were killed.

Question 55

Which Indians welcomed Cabeza da Vaca and his men

Answer 55

The Karankawa

Question 56

What was the book Cabeza de Vaca wrote about Texas called

Answer 56

La Relación, which is translated as The Report

Question 57

What was Spain's influence

Answer 57

Horses

Question 58

What prevented the Spanish from colonizing Texas

Answer 58

The threat of American Indians and remote location since it was so far away from Spain

Question 59

What was Cabeza de Vaca to the Karankawas at first

Answer 59

A slave