MN History 7th grade text pages 17 to 21

What was the purpose of Fray Marcos's journey northward?

• To search for gold and emeralds

• To find the seven cities

• To explore the Grand Canyon

• To establish Spanish settlements

How did Estevan keep Fray Marcos informed of his progress?

• By using smoke signals

• By sending letters

• By using carrier pigeons

• By sending crosses

What did Fray Marcos report to Mendoza?

• He found a waterway to Cíbola

• He found a rich land called Cíbola

• He found gold and emeralds

• He found the seven cities

Besides seeking the seven cities, what other reasons did Spaniards have for wanting to move into the land north of New Spain?

• To find new trade routes

• To spread the Christian faith

• To establish military outposts

• To escape political unrest

What did Coronado and Mendoza spend about four million dollars on?

• Outfitting the party

• Constructing settlements

• Building a naval fleet

• Purchasing land

What did the Spaniards find at Zuni instead of the seven cities?

• Waterway to Cíbola

• Buffalo cows

• Corn and beans

• Gold and emeralds

What did Coronado and his men accomplish as the first Europeans?

• To recognize the continental divide

• To see the Grand Canyon

• To explore the land of the Pueblos

• All of the above

What did Coronado note about New Mexico in his report to the viceroy?

• It was impossible to spend the winter there

• It had abundant firewood

• It was fit for Spanish settlement

• It was a rich land

What did the priests hope to accomplish by staying behind after the soldiers left?

• To save new souls for the Catholic Church

• To establish diplomatic relations

• To trade with the Indians

• To explore new territories

What did El Turco tell the Spaniards about Quivira?

• It was a land of buffalo and plains

• It was a land of gold and silver

• It was a land of waterways

• It was a land of poor settlements