Age of Contact

Indigenous means

• native people

• foreign people

• citizens

• immigrants

"I conquered the Aztecs in 1519 and built Mexico City on top of the Native's capital city. Who am I?"

• Hernando Cortes

• Christopher Columbus

• King of Spain

•  Alonso Alvarez de Pineda

Which of the following describes the "Age of Contact" Era?

• European explorers arrive in Texas

• Texas fights for independence from Mexico

• Texas becomes a part of the United States

• Mexico fights for independence from Spain

What were the political, social and economic motivations for European exploration of Texas and the Americas?

• God

• Glory

• Gold

• All the above

Explain the meaning of "the era of the age of contact"

• This was how old Pineda was when he mapped the Texas coast.

• When France and Spain first touched land

• The contact between European explorers and the American Indian

• This marks the beginning of modern civilization of Texas

What is someone called that is a Spanish explorer who searched for wealth and land throughout America?

• Conqueror

• Warrior

• Vaquerro

• Conquistador

To travel from Spain to the Americas the Spanish had to sail _____ across the _______ ocean

• West, Atlantic

• East, Atlantic

• North, Pacific

• South, Pacific

Countries like Spain, France, and Great Britain, are on which continent?

• Europe

• Africa

• North America

• South america

Travel undertaken in order to discover new resources. This describes which word?

• Exploration

• Coast

• Mapping

• Settlement

The act of going to live in a new place where few people have lived before. This describes which word?

• Settlement

• Exploration

• Age of Contact

• Expedition