Age of Contact 1

 What was the importance of Alonso Álvarez de Pineda's 
exploration of the Texas coast in 1519?

•  His exploration included
  the first group of Europeans to enter what is now Texas.
•  His journey inspired conquistadores
  to explore what is now Texas.
• He was the first European
  to explore and map what is now the
  Texas coastline.
• He led explorers to an
  island near
  present-day Galveston.

What was the name of the Spanish empire in the Americas?​

• Tenochtitlán
• Mexico
• Texas
• New Spain

Which explorer was the very first European to ever sail to America?

• Pineda
• Coronado
• Magellin
• Columbus

This explorer conquered the mighty Aztec Empire by being sneaky and lucky (lucky to be filled with disease)!

• Cortez
• Coronado
• Cabeza De Vaca
• Pineda

What ended up being the #1 killer of about 80% of all Native Americans over the 200 years after Columbus arrived?

• Dying in battle (getting shot)
• Diseases (small pox)
• Starving to Death
• Old Age

True or False: Christopher Columbus left Spain in 1492 to find a faster route to India and China.

• True
• False

Spanish soldiers that sought wealth and glory were called __________.

• pirates
• conquistadores
• greedy

Which explorer destroyed the Aztec empire?

• Coronado
• La Salle
• Cortes

What three-word saying describes why European explorers came to the New World?

• God, Gold, Grease
• Gold, God, food
• God, Glory, Gold

What year would you expect to see the following headlines: "Cortez Lands in Mexico" and "Pineda Maps the Coast of Texas"?

• 1529
• 1519