
Texas Explorers and Vocabulary
Authored by Jennifer Olivares
Social Studies
7th Grade
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1.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
match the word with the correct definition
Conquistador
Spanish soldier and explorer who sailed to the "new World"
Mustangs
Settling a new land which is under the control of a mother country
Castaways
wild offspring of horses brought to the Americas by the Spanish
Colonization
Survivors of a shipwreck
2.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
(a) was the first explorer to map the Texas coast
3.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
(a) was sent as guide for Marcos de who was looking for the 7 cities of gold
4.
HOTSPOT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
From which continent did the Texas explorers come from?
5.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the word to the correct definition
Expedition
journey by a group of people for a specific purpose
Columbian Exchange
Exchange of plants, animals, disease, and culture between the eastern and western hemisphere
Flint
quartz stone that sparks when struck by steel. Used by Natives to start fires
Epidemic
widespread outbreak of a disease
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
1519 was significant to Texas history because in that year—
the coast of Texas was first mapped by Spanish explorers.
. Father Antonio de Olivares started the first mission and presidio at San Antonio.
Mexico achieved its independence from Spain.
Texas declared its independence from Mexico
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
According to the map, explorers traveled on, close to......
The Ocean
mountains
roads
rivers
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