3.3 Spanish Exploration

The king of Spain offered large sums of money to explorers who led expeditions. These sums of money were called _______.

• Salaries

• Wages

• Grants

• Paychecks

Spanish explorers and soldiers who led expeditions became known as ________, which means "conquerors".

• Conquistador

• Veterans

• Sailing Soldiers

• Conquerors

Conquistador who helped conquer Puerto Rico.

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Juan Ponce De Leon

• George VIII

• Hernando Cortes

Who was the first to set foot on land that became part of the United States?

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Juan Ponce De Leon

• Hernan Cortes

This conquistador conquered the Aztecs.

• Hernan Cortes

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Christopher Columbus

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

What did Francisco Vasquez de Coronado hope to accomplish with his expedition?

• Spread Christianity

• Find the golden cities

• Find the fountain of youth

• Discover America

Using the map at the top of your textbook on page 131 answer the following question:

Which conquistador crossed the Mississippi River?

• Ponce de Leon

• Hernan Cortes

• Hernando de Soto

• Christopher Columbus

The period of changes in the Catholic Church is known as the __________.

• Missionaries

• Great Awakening

• Reformation

• Pope Election

The banning of books that went against the Catholic Church's teachings was the ___________.

• Counter Reformation

• Reformation

• Missionaries

• Book Burning

Which part of the present-day United States did de Soto explore and claim?

• Northeastern

• Southwestern

• Northwestern

• Southeastern