Pineda

Multiple Choice

Why did Christopher Columbus persuade Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain to pay for his expedition?

• To find a new route across the Atlantic Ocean to Asia

• To conquer new lands for Spain

• To spread Christianity to the Americas

• To escape from Genoa

Multiple Choice

What does the term 'exploration' mean as described in the lesson?

• Traveling to unfamiliar areas to learn about them

• Fighting wars in foreign lands

• Building settlements in new territories

• Trading goods with other countries

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A Spanish soldier who conquered the natives of Mexico was called a

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Open Ended

Why was mapping the Texas coast in 1519 by de Pineda significant for future exploration and settlement?

Multiple Select

Which of the following were motivations for Spanish exploration in the Americas?

• Gold (wealth)

• God (spread Christianity)

• Glory (increase Spain's power)

• Escape from religious persecution

Multiple Choice

Who was Montezuma and what role did he play in Aztec society?

• Aztec chief and leader

• Spanish conquistador

• Explorer of Florida

• King of Spain

Multiple Choice

What were the main achievements of Hernan Cortes after landing in Mexico in 1519?

• He became the king of Spain

• He conquered the Aztecs and sent their gold to Spain

• He discovered Florida

• He mapped the Gulf of Mexico

Multiple Choice

What was one of the first discoveries made by Alonso Alvarez de Pineda's expedition regarding the geography of Florida?

• Florida was an island

• Florida was a peninsula

• Florida was a mountain range

• Florida was a desert

Multiple Select

Which of the following were mapped or discovered by Alonso Alvarez de Pineda during his expedition?

• Corpus Christi Bay

• Pacific Ocean

• Rio Grande

• Mississippi River

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Without modern technology like GPS, I think Pineda made his map by

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a goal of Alonso Álvarez de Pineda's expedition?

• To discover a waterway to the Pacific Ocean

• To conquer the Aztec Empire

• To establish a colony in Florida

• To find gold in the Caribbean