The Age of Contact: Explorers

Columbus discovered the Americas in 1492 which made a path for __________ to establish colonies in the new world

• Spain

• French

• Indians

• Americans

Cortes overthrew the Aztec capital _________

• Spain

• Washington DC

• Austin

• Tenochtitlan

Cabeza de Vaca was helped and enslaved by which tribe?

• Caddo

• Karankawa

• Jumano

• Apache

Spanish explorers' main motivation to claiming new land included...

• God

• Gold

• Glory

• All of the Above

Where did Columbus actually land on his first voyage of discovery?

• India

• China

• an island in the Caribbean Sea

• an island in the Pacific Ocean

What did the Spanish build on the ruins of Tenochtitlan?

• a fort

• a temple

• Lake Texcoco

• Mexico City

Why did Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand V refuse to fund Columbus's first voyage of discovery at first?

• They lacked the money to pay for Columbus's journey

• They were focused on regaining complete control of Spain

• They had supported an earlier failed exploration of America

• They disagreed on Columbus's planned travel route

Why was Cabeza de Vaca known as a Shaman, or medicine man?

• He removed an arrowhead from a man's chest using a deer bone knife and a large rock

• He removed an arrowhead from a man's chest using a stone knife and a deer bone needle

• He provided pain medicine to the Coahuiltecans

• He healed a sick child who was having an allergic reaction

In what year did Alonzo Alvarez de Pineda map the coast of what is now Texas while looking for a water route to the Pacific Ocean?

• 1517

• 1519

• 1915

• 2020

Why is November 6, 1528 an important date in Texas history?

• It was the date of the first Europeans to be known for certain to have set foot on Texas soil

• It was the date the King of Spain gave permission for Columbus to find a shorter route to Asia

• It was the date the Spanish destroyed Tenochtitlan

• It was the date the first Europeans created an official settlement in the New World