Unit 3 - Age of Contact Review

Which explorer mapped the coast of Texas?

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Pineda

• Cortes

• Columbus

Which explorer shipwrecked at Galveston and wrote a book about the buffalo and rumored golden cities in the americas?

• Pineda

• Hernando de Soto

• Coronado

• Cabeza de Vaca

Which conquistador conquered the Aztecs?

• Columbus

• Cortes

• Pineda

• De Soto

Which explorer went looking for the Seven Cities of Cibola in the southwestern part of north america?

• Coronado

• De Soto

• Columbus

• Cortes

Which explorer was part of the expedition that introduced europeans to the Mississippi river?

• Coronado

• Pineda

• Columbus

• De Soto

Which explorer was looking for the Mississippi river and instead shipwrecked at Matagorda Bay?

• La Salle

• Pineda

• Columbus

• Cabeza de Vaca

Which region of Texas has the lowest elevation and in some places rests at sea level?

• Mountains & Basins

• Great Plains

• North Central Plains

• Coastal Plains

Which region of Texas is mostly flat and is home to the comanche, apache, and Kiowa tribes?

• Mountains & Basins

• Great Plains

• North Central Plains

• Coastal Plains

Which native texan tribe lived in east Texas and used baskets to hold a surplus of harvested goods?

• Jumano

• Apache

• Caddo

• Kiowa

Which native tribes killed off most of La Salle's men?

• Coahuiltecans

• Karankawas

• Comanches

• Jumanos