Exploration and Conquest Quiz

What was Columbus looking for when he sailed from Spain in 1492?

• the Americas

• a new route to India

• the Aztec empire

• new fishing grounds

Spain provided _____ to Columbus for his voyage.

• funds

• fuel

• five ships

• soldiers

A Spanish soldier-explorer who sought riches and power for himself and wealth and glory for Spain in the conquest of the Americas was called a _____.

• commando

• conquistador

• missionary

• settler

Spanish priests and nuns began religious settlements called ______ in New Spain.

• chapels

• synagogues

• missions

• mosques

A _____ is an official who rules in the name of the king or queen.

• missionary

• conquistador

• viceroy

• regent

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

• in Palo Duro Canyon

• on the Great Plains

• in New Mexico

• in East Texas

An expedition led by _____ became the first group of Europeans to reach the Mississippi.

• Luis de Moscoso

• Juan de Oñate

• Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

• Hernando de Soto

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

• Luis de Moscoso

• Juan de Oñate

• Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

• Hernando de Soto

In 1682 La Salle claimed the valley of the _____ for France.

• Mississippi

• Rio Grande

• St. Lawrence River

• Columbia River

To _____ means to find a way to pass over or along a body of water.

• expedite

• navigate

• negotiate

• survey