Module 2 SPAIN IN EARLY NORTH AMERICA

From which country did Spain expand northward into North America?

• Portugal

• France

• Mexico

• England

What was one of the main motivations for Spanish expeditions in North America?

• Finding new trade routes

• Establishing diplomatic relations

• Searching for another wealthy Indigenous empire

• Spreading democracy

Which city was Tenochtitlán renamed to after Spanish conquest?

• Lima

• Mexico City

• Havana

• Bogotá

What did Spain aim to establish in the new territories of North America?

• Military bases

• Religious and economic dominance

• Scientific research centers

• Tourist attractions

Who was the conqueror of Puerto Rico that landed in Florida in 1513?

• Hernán Cortés

• Francisco Pizarro

• Juan Ponce de León

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

What was Juan Ponce de León searching for when he landed in Florida?

• The Fountain of Youth

• Wealth and enslaved laborers

• New trade routes

• A new capital for Spain

Which explorer joined the Narváez expedition to Florida?

• Hernando de Soto

• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

• Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

• Pedro Menéndez de Avilés

What happened to the Narváez expedition that Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca joined?

• They discovered gold

• They established a successful colony

• They were shipwrecked

• They returned to Spain

What did Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca have to do after the shipwreck?

• Return to Spain immediately

• Embark on a multiyear odyssey along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico

• Establish a new settlement

• Lead a new expedition

What was the composition of the huge Spanish expeditions moving across the continent?

• Only soldiers

• Only settlers

• Soldiers, settlers, priests, and enslaved people with livestock

• Only priests and missionaries