
Explorers and Their Motivations
Authored by Clarisa Arciba
English
4th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Coronado and other Spanish explorers were motivated to lead expeditions to North America because of the stories they heard about —
seven cities of gold
a giant sea monster
horses that could fly
an immortal native tribe
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
European explorers of North America were strongly motivated by —
the quest to find a new political capital for Spain
a need to find the mouth of the Mississippi River
the desire to spread the practice of enslaving people
an intense competition between nations to claim land
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is one way Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca affected the settlement of Texas?
By exploring and mapping Texas
By starting the towns of Dallas and Houston
By building the first railroad in Texas
By establishing trade routes with Mexico
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
As a result of René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle's accomplishments, Spanish leaders began to —
build Spanish forts along the Texas coast
send aid to colonists that were abandoned
worry about the French making claims to Texas
form alliances with American Indian tribes in Texas
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A system of missions established by the Catholic Church was intended to —
provide housing for explorers
relocate convicts to the region
assist in business development
convert natives to Christianity
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What accounts for the settlement pattern evident in the maps above?
Missions were concentrated in the coastal region.
Missions were close to Mexico and near waterways.
Missions were displacing many American Indian villages.
Missions were established where towns already existed.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the building of missions in Texas lead to environmental changes?
Forests were destroyed in order to build missions.
Rivers near missions suffered the effects of pollution.
Natural resources were used to construct the missions.
Gold was mined in mountains located near the missions.
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