Lesson 3: Spanish Explorations

A Spanish soldier-adventurer who was sent to the New World to   claim land and find natural resources were known as

• travelers
• soldiers
• explorers
• conquistadores

Which of the following was NOT a reason for Spanish exploration?

• Geography
• God
• Gold
• Glory

What was the primary function of Missions in New Spain?

• To claim gold for King Fernand I
• To convert indigenous people to Catholisim  
• To govern New SPain
• To help build  one Nation under God with Liberty and Justice for All

Which of the following were an effect of the Missions on Indigenous people

• Their cultures were eventually replaced by Spanish culture 
• They began to build roads and help the Spanish survive the winter.
• They all moved to Spain 
• They were able to fuse together particles to make an atom

What was the greatest advantage that Europeans had in defeating the indgenious? 

• Europeans were immune to small pox and other diseases while the indgenous were not 
• The Europeans believed in God and the indigenous did not
• The indigenous did not speak Spanish and the Europeans did
• The indigenous were easily tired out.

Which of the following IS NOT an example of Culture Erasure? 

• Aztec is no longer widely spoken and has been replaced by Spanish
• Catholicism is the major religion in most Spanish Speaking Countries
• We are unsure about many of the indigenous cultures that existed before the Spanish arrived. 
• Incan ceremonies still take place Peru 

Which of the following ARE NOT a primary function of Spanish Missions

• To convert Indigenous to Catholcism
• To establish settlements
• To build positive relationships between the Spanish and the Indgenious 
• To represent the government at the border of New Spain 

According to the passage, which of the following was the primary effect of the Spanish missions in Texas?

• Missions established trade between Native Americans and missionaries.
• Native Americans fought each other over control of the Spanish missionaries.
• Missionaries forced Native Americans to adopt Spanish culture and religious beliefs.
• Native Americans starved because buffalo were killed off by the missionaries.

Rayne used to live in Texas, her family never lived in one place more than a few months, they lived in tepees since they easy to pack up. They followed the buffalo heard from one place to another.
What Indeginous Culture is Rayne a member of? 

• Plain
• Pueblo
• Gulf
• Southeastern 

What was the main thing Juan Ponce de Leon was searching for when he reached North America?

• The Grand Canyon

• The Cities of Gold

• The Mississippi RIver

• The Fountain of Youth