1. Conquistador

2. A Spanish explorer who searches for wealth

3. Expedition

4. A Journey taken by a group of people.

5. Exploration

6. Travel taken to discover new resources

7. Viceroy

8. A Spanish official who rules the land claimed by Spain

9. Mission

10. Settlement founded for religious purposes.

11. Presidio

12. Military post/ guarded settlement

13. Colonization

14. Settlement of people to a new territory

15. Explorers of New Spain (Texas)

16. Goals SWBAT explain the 3 reasons for exploration.
SWBAT describe basic characteristics of explorers
SWBAT describe basic characteristics of pre-Columbian America

17. Why did explorations happen when they did?
A variety of factors all came together to make the time period ( ) the “Age of Exploration”
Some of these factors were pushes, external, or outside forces acting on Europe
Some were pulls, motivations and things that attracted the Europeans

18. What is the easiest way to remember it all?
The Three G’s:
-Gold
-Glory
-God

19. Needed to help support the new banking system Helped to build wealth.
The First G: Gold
What effect did it have on exploration?
G: GOLD
Needed to help support the new banking system
Helped to build wealth.
This competition will be enhanced by the idea of mercantilism that emerges, the idea that there is only so much wealth in the world, and that to make your kingdom strong you must have more gold and wealth than the other kingdoms
Gold was a hot item, but explorers were looking for wealth:
Gold (and silver) to support the rising banking system
Spices (cinnamon, ginger, pepper)
Other natural resources would come to be sold for profit as well (timber, sugar, tobacco, ivory, etc.)

20. The second G: Glory What effect did it have on exploration?
The new printing press made the ability to “sharing” fame a reality
Explorers wanted individual fame
Kings wanted glory for their kingdoms
The Triumph of Fame, a Flemish tapestry from 1502.
Just like the first G, Gold, Glory was a relatively new idea in Europe
focused on individual achievement
With the rise of the printing press, the idea of gaining fame for one’s actions was more possible
Also, individual kings wanted glory for their kingdoms, competition spreads

21. Two by Two What would glory bring to a European country?
If you were a ruler of European country would you be motivated by the idea of glory?

22. The third G: God
What effect did it have on exploration?
G: God
Europeans wanted to spread Christianity and wanted convert, or change Native Americans.

23. which of the three G’s motivated Fat Joe and Lil’ Wayne?

24. Which of the three G’s motivated the Dallas Mavericks in 2011?

25. Which of the three G’s motivated the 9/11 terrorist attacks?

26. Which of the 3 G’s motivated NASA’s Apollo program?

27. Exit ticket
Of the three g’s, which one would have lured, or persuaded you to become an explorer? Why?

28. Explorer: Columbus (1492) Year He Discovered the West Indies
Known for West Indies/New World
Why in Texas? He wasn’t!!!
Impact of Failure – he didn’t discover a faster Expedition route to India Success – he opened up the “New World” to Europe
Impact Started Spanish exploration on Texas in North America (Texas)

29. Explorer: Cortez (1521) Year He Conquered the Aztecs
Known for Mexico/Aztecs
Why in Texas? He wasn’t!!! BUT his purpose for exploring was to get GOLD, GLORY and GOD for Spain
Impact of Success - conquered the Aztecs and became Expedition the first “governor” of New Spain (Mexico)
Impact Inspired others to explore more on Texas territory in North America

30. Columbus
Cortez
The two explorers that we just talked about were NEVER IN TEXAS!!!!
Pineda
De Vaca
Coronado
Moscoso
La Salle
All of the rest of the explorers WERE in Texas at some point!!!

31. Explorer: Pineda (1519)
Year TX History began (the year he mapped our coast)
Known for MAP
Why in Texas? The governor of Jamaica ordered Pineda to explore this new area in order to find a route to the Pacific
Impact of Success (he mapped the coast) Expedition Failure (no route to the Pacific)
Impact on Texas 1st to observe and map the Texas Coast

32. Explorer: Cabeza de Vaca (1528-1536)
Years he was stranded in North America Known for SHIPWRECK
Why in Texas? Oops… it was an accident… shipwrecked (looking for GOLD in FL, Narvaez was killed)
Impact of Failure – no GOLD, no GLORY… but he did… Expedition meet the Karankawas, Texas’ 1st explorer, 1st surgeon, 1st author with Relacion
Impact on Texas Told tales of cities of gold – led to more exploration
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33. Explorer: Coronado (1540-1542)
Years he explored the Great Plains Known for PANHANDLE
Why in Texas? Looking for the 7 cities of GOLD
Impact of Failure – No gold, no settlements Expedition crossed the “Sea of Grass” (TX Panhandle)
Impact on Texas Told about buffalo, villages, TX LAND in the Panhandle

34. Explorer: Moscoso (1542-1543) Years he was in charge of the expedition
Hernan de Soto
Explorer: Moscoso ( )
Years he was in charge of the expedition
Known for EAST TX
Why in Texas? Hernan de Soto was looking for GOLD, when he died, Moscoso took over and took the expedition to East TX
Impact of Failure – no gold , did find Expedition petroleum
Impact on 1st European in East TX Texas

35. Explorer: La Salle (1685-1687) Years Fort St. Louis was in Texas
Known for French
Why in Texas? He was LOST!! Looking for the Mississippi River
Impact of Fort St. Louis (settlement) – claimed TX for the Expedition French for two years – murdered by his own crew
Impact on Made the Spanish paranoid – the Spanish got Texas more serious about settling TX and not just exploring it