Explorers in Texas Quiz

1)  The first two European countries to explore Mexico and Texas were - 

• England and France
• Spain and England
• Spain and France
• France and Germany

The expedition of Hernan Cortes resulted in

• destruction of Aztec empire
• capture of the Aztec empire
• colonization of North America by Portugal
• exploration of the East indies

 What was the most important result of the Alvarez de Pineda expedition?

• the establishment of the first missions in San Antonio
• discovery of gold and silver in the Panhandle
• the discovery of an all water route to the Pacific Ocean
• making the first map of the Texas coastline
  

Group of Native Americans that helped Cabeza de Vaca, after he was shipwrecked.

• Jumanos
• Karankawa
• Comanche
• Apache

Which portion of the present-day United States did La Salle claim for France?

• The area along the Mississippi River Valley
• All land next to the Pacific Ocean
• California
• The Austin area

Which area of present-day Texas was explored by Coronado?

• Southeast Texas
• The Gulf Coast
• The Panhandle
• South Texas

Several Spanish conquistadors search the area of the present-day southwest United States in search of a wealthy land called

• Atlantis.
• the Seven Cities of Cibola
• Comancheria
• Utopia

Many conquistadors were seeking wealth and glory for themselves.

• True
• False

What important event occurred in 1519?

• Cabeza de Vaca  was shipwrecked.
• Coronado found Cibola.
• de Pineda mapped the coast.
•  La Salle established a French colony in the New World.

Cabeza de Vaca is significant because he 

• was the first European to travel through present-day Texas
• made peace with the Karankawas
• discovered the Seven Cities of Cibola
• freed a slave named Esteban