explorers quiz

What was the cause of most of the deaths of natives in the New World?

• Disease
• War
• Wild animal attacks
• Imprisonment 

What percentage of the native population of the Americas died as a result of disease?

• 10 - 20%
• 25 - 50%
• 50 - 90%
• Over 90%

Who discovered the Missisippi River and was a captain for Francisco Pizarro?

• Vasco deGama
• Christopher Columbus
• Hernando Cortez
• Hernando deSoto

All countries were desperate to find a quicker and easier route to the lucrative _____________trade in India.

• tobacco
  tobacco
• spice
• cotton
• gun

What was the Indians opinion of the Spanish people?

• The Indians liked Cabeza de Vaca, but didn’t like the Spanish that came from the west.
• The Indians didn’t like Cabeza, but wanted to help the Spaniards from the west.
• The Indians didn’t like any Spaniards, including Cabeza de Vaca.
• The Indians were friends with everyone.

Which explorer was trying to take control of the Mississippi river?

• Pineda
• Coronado
• La Salle
• Cabeza De Vaca

Which explorer was looking for 'cities of gold'?

• Pineda

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

• Cortez

Which Explorer went looking for the "cities of gold" but found only simple adobe brick houses?

• Cabeza De Vaca
• Coronado
• Pineda
• La Salle

Which explorer made the very first map of the Gulf of Mexico and the Texas Gulf Coast?

• Coronado
• Pineda
• Cabeza De Vaca
• La Salle

Which explorer was the first to make 'first contact' with the Texas Native Americans (Coahelticans and Karankawas)?

• Columbus

• Cabeza De Vaca

• Coronado

• Cortez