European Exploration

European Exploration

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Warm-up:European Exploration

VocabularyISN pg . 21

Think about the fact that people want money and status:

(Status is a combination of fame and power)

Assignment: Write down the ways that people can get both money and status in today’s world:

The Spanish and French both laid claim to the land that is now Texas. Their motivation is often referred to as the 3 G’s:

Gold • Money and Wealth – Explorers came in search of

money/wealth/riches

God • Religion - The Europeans wanted to spread Christianity

to Native Americans

Glory • Fame – European explorers wanted to claim land for

their nations’ rulers and win glory for themselves by being successful

Imagine that you have the opportunity to sail with Christopher Columbus on one of his voyages. Life aboard ship is hard; food and water tend to spoil, and ships often wreck in storms. Nevertheless, the promise of fame and fortune has led thousands to risk their lives at sea.

Knowing the risks as well as the potential for wealth and fame, would you sign on as a crew member for a voyage to the unknown? Why or why not?


• Christopher Columbus sailed to Americas to find new trade routes to Asia.– He persuaded Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand

of Spain to finance his expedition.– He made 4 journeys to the Americas, exploring

Cuba, Bahamas, Jamaica, Central & South America.– Failed to find a new route to Asia or to bring back

fabulous riches

• Spanish explorers called Conquistadors realized that the Americas could provide greater riches that could be earned through trade with Asia.


• In 1519, Alvarez de Pineda was the first to explore the Texas Gulf Coast.

• In 1528, a hurricane drowned Narvaez and many of his men at sea. The survivors landed in Galveston Bay. They were the first known Europeans to set foot in present day Texas.



• Cabeza de Vaca told officials about the native legends of seven cities of gold known as Cibola, thus leading to more expeditions in search for the cities of gold.– He was one of 4 survivors of Narvaez original

expedition.– First Europeans to explore interior of Texas

• The French also send expeditions to the new world.– In 1685, LaSalle reached Galveston Bay and

sent colonist ashore at Matagorda Bay.– LaSalle built Fort St. Louis near present day

Garcitas Creek in Victoria County.

• Although LaSalle’s expeditions were unsuccessful for France, they were seen as competition for Spain.– This contributed to the rebirth of Spanish

exploration and settlement along the Gulf Coast of Texas.


• In 1682, Spaniards establish first Texas mission, Corpus Christi de la Ysleta, which was a success.– Purpose was to spread Christianity to Native

Americans in the area


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The ships that explorers used in earlier times were constructed very differently from today's ships. The Santa María was a cargo ship made of wood, with five sails. It was powered by the wind and could travel at most about 100 miles a day. A tiller was used to steer; the ship's wheel wouldn't be invented for another 200 years. The Santa María hit a reef and sank on Christmas Day, 1492. Since the fifteenth century, shipbuilding technology has changed. Now ships are made with steel and use steam, gas, or nuclear power to cover 100 miles in a few hours.

How might history have changed if the early ships had been made of the materials we use today?

DateExplorer /

Event Purpose Accomplishments 3G's

1519 Pineda

Map the coast line of the Gulf of Mexico and

establish a Spanish Colony

Established a settlement near present day

Mexican city of Tampico.

1519 Cortes

Explore the continent and report on the rich

and powerful civilization

Brought gold and silver to Spain from Mexico as

well as defeating the Aztecs.

1528Cabeza de

Vaca

He was a survivor of the failed Navarez

expedition who became an explorer

Became one of the first Europeans to explore

the interior of Texas and he brought back stories of the 7 cities of Gold.

Spanish Exploration & Colonization

DateExplorer /

Event Purpose Accomplishments 3G's

1682Spain

establishes missions

Missions were established to spread

Christianity

Corpus Christi de la Ysleta was the first successful

Spanish mission in Texas (near El Paso)

1690Spain begins

building missions

To colonize Texas

Establishment of the first mission in East Texas,

Mission San Francisco de los Tejas.

1718Spain

reclaims East Texas

Provide a mid point for supply caravans

traveling from central Mexico to East Texas

Establishment of Mission San Antonio de Valero and

presidio San Antonio de Bexar (this would become the most important Spanish colony in Texas and later become the

city of San Antonio.

Spanish Exploration & Colonization

Create a postcard from the new world written in

the perspective of an explorer.

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European Exploration Timeline

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1541 Coronado leads


1685La Salle establishes

Fort St. Louis

1542 Desoto reaches

East Texas

1580Last Spanish


1620 English


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1607Jamestown






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1685La Salle establishes

Fort St. Louis

1542 Desoto reaches

East Texas

1580Last Spanish


1620 English


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1607Jamestown


1690 Mission San

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