ch 5 European explorers in Texas

All of the following statements are true about Coronado except

• a.  he was the first explorer to see buffalo.
• he was the first explorer to see the Palo Duro Canyon.
• a.  he was the first explorer to discourage further Spanish exploration.
• a.  he was the first explorer to establish trade with the Indians.

Juan de Onate and his followers traveled through what area of what modern day Texas city?

• El Paso
• Dallas
• Houston
• Austin

Why did Spanish interest in Texas decline in the 1540s?

• The Columbian Exchange ended.
• Queen Isabella died.
• Explorers failed to find gold or other treasure.
• The Apaches killed many Spaniards in raids.

American Indians often died of diseases that did not kill Europeans because

• they had not been previously exposed to those diseases.
• their diets were not as rich in vegetables and minerals.
• Indian medicine was not as good as Spanish medicine.

Who was sent to follow up on claims wealth after the return of Cabea de Vaca and Estevanico?

• Alonso de Pineda                           
• Juan de Onate       
• Fray Marcos                                   
• Francisco Coronado

For what achievement is Alonso Álvarez de Pineda known?

• introducing horses to North America
• creating the first map of the northern Gulf of Mexico
• bringing the potato back to Europe
• discovering the Pacific Ocean

Pánfilo de Narváez and his men journeyed into Florida because

• they were being chased by American Indians.
• bad weather had destroyed their ships.
• they hoped to find the golden city of Apalachee.
• supplies on their ships had run out.

Which conquistador led the conquest of the Aztec Empire?

• Hernan Cortes
• Panfilo de Narvaez
• Christopher Columbus
• Cabeza de Vaca

Which explorer established the first Spanish settlement in what is now New Mexico?

• Panfilo de Narvaez
• Estevanico
• Fray Marcos
• Juan de Onate

What event in 1528 began the Age of Contact in Texas?

• the founding of Oñate’s colony
• the conquest of the Aztec Empire by Cortés
• the meeting of Karankawas and survivors of the Narváez expedition
• the discovery of Cíbola by Coronado