Chapter 5 Assessment

Juan de Oñate crossed into Texas near which modern city?

• Brownsville

• Eagle Pass

• El Paso

• Laredo

Guided by the Turk, Coronado set out to find Quivira, which was located _____.

• in Palo Duro Canyon

• on the Great Plains

• on the Great Plains

• in East Texas

Explorer _____ made a total of four voyages to the Americas.

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernán Cortés

• Alonso Álvarez de Pineda

• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

The Age of Contact began with the arrival of _____ in what is now Texas and lasted until 1690, when Spain made its first colonies in the area.

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernán Cortés

• Alonso Álvarez de Pineda

• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

_____ set up several missions in what is now New Mexico and founded the city of Santa Fe.

• Luis de Moscoso

• Juan de Oñate

• Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

• Hernando de Soto

Luis de Moscoso was part of an expedition led by ​ (a)   that landed on the Florida Gulf Coast in 1539.

• Hernando de Soto
• Hernan Cortes
• Francisco Coronado
• Antonio de Mendoza

Hernando de Soto’s group became the first Europeans to reach the ​ (a)   River.

• Mississippi
• Rio Grande
• Colorado
• Pecos
• Brazos

In 1598, (a)   led a huge expedition to found settlements on the upper Rio Grande.

In 1609, the Spanish founded the city of (a)   in what is now New Mexico.

After Hernano de Soto died in 1542, (a)   took command of his expedition.