ature=related 1. If you were an Indian, how would you feel about the Spanish arriving?

Promised Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand: *Gold *spices *silks from the Far East *spread Christianity *lead an expedition to China In return wanted: *Hereditary title "admiral of the ocean seas" *Governor of all discovered lands 2.Columbus sailed for __________. Spain sent Columbus to travel in [a little known region] for discovery (__________). Spain wanted 1)________, 2)______3)_________ 3. Imagine… 4. Why do you think Columbus was praying ?

5. According to the video, where was Cortes from? 6. What was he trying to “score”? 7.Cortes is a Spanish explorer who searches for wealth and land in the Americas(_______________). *Seized the Aztec Indians and their gold *Renamed Tenochtitlan (Mexico City), the capital of New Spain. 8. He claimed present day Mexico as Spain’s Colony (_______________________). 9. What 2 things did Cortes achieve? 10. Complete the chart

*Probably the first European in Texas *Explored and mapped Corpus Christi Bay *Entered on the feast day of Corpus Christi 11. Complete the chart AND map

12. Cabeza de Vaca “Head of a Cow” is a conquistador (_____________________________________). *nobility (person born as high rank) Esteban *slave of de Vaca’s. They were shipped wrecked near Galveston Island. First European and Black man to explore Texas inland 13. Complete the chart AND map.

14. Friar (_________) Marcos was sent to find Cibola “__________” Esteban was sent ahead as a scout Esteban was killed by the Zuni tribe 15. Friar Marcos found _____________ “Cities of Gold”, but was it Really gold? YES or NO 16. It was just a Native American village of houses built of adobe, or sundried bricks of straw and clay (________________) Was it really a city made out of gold?

19. He was to find _______ “Cities of Gold”; he did not find it. It was only pueblo (___________) villages made out of adobe Meet “El Turk” and saw the Palo Duro Canyon 20. Complete the chart and the map 17. A Spanish explorer who searched for wealth and land in the Americas (__________)

Discovered the Mississippi River. Running out of supplies, returned, and died before reaching the coast. Mississippi River 21. Complete the chart

Reached Mississippi River First to explore the interior of N. America Found oil “Black Gold” 22. What would you do if you found oil? Remember, you do not know the value of it.

*French explorer *Sailed down the Mississippi River to Gulf of Mexico *Claimed all the land around the river *Named the land Louisiana, for King Louis XIV *Later came back and established Fort St. Louis in Texas Complete the chart below AND the map on the back. 24. What makes LaSalle different from the previous explorers? ___________________ 25.How do you think the Spanish felt knowing that their enemy built a fort in their colony (__________________)?

Let’s Review: 1.Where did most explorers come from? 2.What is an exploration? 3.What 3 things did the Spanish want? 4. What is a conquistador? 5. What 2 explorers came together? 6. What is a friar? 7. What is another name for Cibola? What did they really find at Cibola? 8.What is an expedition? 9.What makes LaSalle different from the other explorers you learned about? 10.Look at the map to the right, what area did the Spanish claim as their colony? Bonus: ______ arrived and mingled with _________ = Mexico’s culture