Chapter 5 Lesson 2 (Part One)

The Quest for Glory and Gold

McGraw Hill Chapter 5 Lesson 2 (Part One)

Open Ended

What drove the Spanish, like Pineda and Coronado, to explore parts of North America in the 1500s?

Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza heard stories about riches to the north of Mexico, so he organized an expedition to discover whether or not the stories were true.

Francisco Vásquez de Coronado led a two-year expedition to search for wealth, but the expedition was unsuccessful.

Coronado found the Zuni settlement and was injured in fighting with the group.

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Open Ended

Read page 1 - 2 on McGraw Hill, Chapter 5 Lesson 2, and answer the following question:

Why did Coronado find his expedition disappointing?

Multiple Choice

A _____ is an official who rules in the name of the king or queen.

• viceroy

• missionary

• conquistador

• regent

Multiple Choice

A(n) _____ is a district of a colony or country, similar to a state.

• province

• mission

• county

• area

Multiple Choice

Guided by the Turk, Coronado set out to find Quivira, which was located _____.

• in Palo Duro Canyon

• on the Great Plains

• in New Mexico

• in East Texas

Multiple Choice

_____ was the name of one of the fabled seven cities of gold.

• Quivira

• Tenochtitlan

• Shangri-La

• Cibola

Multiple Choice

In 1540 Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza sent _____ to investigate stories about mysterious, wealthy lands in the north.

• Luis de Moscoso

• Juan de Oñate

• Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

• Hernando de Soto