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, _____ led a huge expedition to found settlements on the upper Rio Grande.

In 1609, the Spanish founded the city of _____ in what is now New Mexico.

After Hernano de Soto died in 1542, _____ took command of his expedition.