1. Week of Sept 22 Mr. Locke- Texas History

2. Monday, Sept 22 Bell Ringer- Add these vocabulary words to your Unit 2 list: Reconquista – 800-year struggle that Spanish fought to remove Moors from Spain (ended in 1492) Mutiny- a revolt of soldiers or sailors against their leader Northwest Passage – a shortcut across North America to get to Asia; searched for by many explorers (did not exist) Collect Spanish exploration short answer HW

3. French Exploration in Texas French empire in North America was based in Canada. Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle- after explorers realized that the Mississippi River would not provide the Northwest Passage they were looking for, La Salle decided to use the river as the base of a large trading empire. He would build a fort at the mouth of the Mississippi River. In 1684 he sailed from France to build his fort with 4 ships and about 200 people. He had many setbacks……. In 1685, having sailed past the Mississippi River by over 100 miles, they landed in Texas near present-day, Matagorda Bay. There they built Fort St. Louis. READ Pages 72, 73, 74 Discuss: What did you learn? Find interesting? What is the “La Belle”?

4. Explorer Cartoon Strip – Must use each box with a different explorer, including brief description, explorer name and year – DRAW THIS IN YOUR COMPOSITION BOOK

5. Closure: Update your timeline: 1685- La Salle lands in Texas and builds Fort St. Louis 1687 – La Salle is murdered by his own men in a mutiny 1688 or 1689 – Karankawas attack Fort St. Louis and wipe it out

6. Tuesday, Sept 23 Bell Ringer – In your composition book, if you were the leader of New Spain, what would you do now that the French have been seen in Texas? Add to notes: Spanish Conquistador, Pizarro, conquered the Incas in South America.

7. Explorer Map

8. Explorer Chart Work on your Explorer chart individually. Explorer’s nameExplorer’s Home CountryBrief Description of ExperienceYear of Event Christopher ColumbusSpainSearching for route to Asia, he discovered North America1492 Hernan Cortes 1519 Alvarez de Pineda Mapped the Texas coast Cabeza de Vaca and Others with him 1528 Marcos de Niza and Estevanico 1538 Coronado Leads expedition out of Mexico (1,000 men) in search of cities of wealth De Soto/Moscoso Expedition 1542 Cabeza de Vaca 1542 Juan de Onate late 1500’s La Salle 1685

9. Closure - Crossword Puzzle Work on your Crossword Puzzle in Class. Turn in as your Exit Ticket DID NOT DO

10. Wednesday, Sept 24 Consider, if you could give 1 piece of modern technology to the early Texas explorers, what would it be and how would it help them? Also, in the movie the “Great Debaters”, which college is that based on?

11. Correct-Update your Explorers Chart Explorer’s nameExplorer’s Home CountryBrief Description of ExperienceYear of Event Christopher ColumbusSpainSearching for route to Asia, he discovered North America1492 Hernan CortesSpainLanded in Mexico; conquered Aztecs in 15211519 Alvarez de PinedaSpainMapped the Texas coast1519 Cabeza de Vaca and Others with himSpainShipwrecked and landed on Texas Coast1528 Marcos de Niza and EstevanicoSpainSent on expedition to find the Seven Cities of Cibola1538 Francisco CoronadoSpainLeads expedition out of Mexico (1,000 men) in search of cities of wealth1540 De Soto/Moscoso ExpeditionSpain Searching for treasure, they crossed the Mississippi River and enter Texas from east 1542 Cabeza de VacaSpainPublished account of his travels in Texas in a book called “Relacion”1542 Juan de OnateSpain Crossed the Rio Grande near present-day El Paso. Established settlements in New Mexico late 1500’s La SalleFranceLanded in Texas at Matagorda Bay and founded Fort St. Louis1685

12. T-Chart Activity In your composition book, create a T-Chart and list the Pro’s and Con’s of settling in Texas in the 1600’s. PRO’SCON’S Include a summary statement, would you settle in Texas and what was the deciding factor?

13. Crossword Puzzle Work on Crossword Puzzle individually

14. Closure Take crossword puzzle home for Homework. Return tomorrow for a grade.

15. Thursday- Sept 25 Turn in Crossword puzzle for a HW grade

16. Sequence What is the correct sequence? A.La Salle builds Ft. St. Louis B.Columbus discovers America C.Cabeza de Vaca publishes his book

17. Sequence What is the correct sequence? A.Cortes lands in Mexico B.DeSoto and Moscoso cross the Mississippi River C.Marcos De Niza leads his expedition

18. Sequence What is the correct sequence? A.Pineda maps the Texas cost B.Cabeza de Vaca is shipwrecked and lands in Texas C.Juan de Onate establishes settlements in present- day New Mexico

19. Unit 2 Review – TRUE OR FALSE 1.Cortes landed in Mexico in 1519 2.The “Reconquista” is when France conquered Canada 3.The Reconquista ended in 1492, the same year Columbus sailed to America 4.Pineda mapped the Texas coastline before Cabeza de Vaca published his account of being in Texas 5.De Soto started Fort St. Louis in Matagorda Bay 6.Cabeza de Vaca had been a member of the failed Narvaez expedition

20. Unit 2 Review – TRUE OR FALSE 1.The first recorded Europeans landing in Texas was in 1528 2.Tribute is forced payment of money, food or other valuables 3.In his travels, Coronado did find gold and silver in New Mexico 4.The “La Belle” was one of La Salle’s ships that sank in Matagorda Bay 5.The French Empire in North America was based in Mexico. 6.Cabeza de Vaca was considered a shaman, or healer, by many of the Indians he met.

21. Unit 2 Review – TRUE OR FALSE 1.Marcos de Niza claimed to see the golden city of Cibola and excited other Spaniards to look also 2.La Salle died in a Spanish flu epidemic in 1695 3.Fort St. Louis was destroyed by the Karankawa Indians 4.Pineda mapped the Texas coast in 1519 5.In our study of Unit 2, the Age of Contact, there are many Spanish settlers moving into Texas 6.The Spanish conquistador, Pizzaro, defeated the Inca Empire in South America 7.The Caddo word for “friend” eventually led to the word “Texas”. 8.The Spanish were very excited about finding petroleum and started selling it to the Russians.

22. Spanish exploration video Watch video quietly.

23. Closure What will you study tonight to be prepared for the test?

24. Friday – Sept 26 Unit 2 Assessment- Any last questions or clarifications?

25. Unit 2 Assessment Clear off your desk No talking When you are finished raise your hand and I will take your test. Then read quietly at your desk.

26. Fall Project I will pass out the instructions