Lesson 1 Spanish Colonization and New Spain Lesson Summary

According to the passage, what were Spanish soldier-adventurers called who set out to explore and conquer new lands in the Americas?

• conquistadors

• viceroys

• mestizos

• peninsulares

Who led the Spanish expedition that captured the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlán?

• Hernán Cortés

• Francisco Pizarro

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Ferdinand Magellan

Which Aztec leader was taken prisoner by Hernán Cortés?

• Moctezuma

• Cuauhtémoc

• Itzcoatl

• Ahuitzotl

Who was the conquistador that captured the Incan ruler Atahualpa and later controlled much of the Incan empire?

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernán Cortés

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Pedro de Alvarado

Which of the following was NOT a factor that helped the Spanish defeat much larger American Indian armies?

• A) Steel armor

• B) Better weapons

• C) Horses

• D) Larger numbers of soldiers

Who traveled through parts of Florida in 1513?

• Juan Ponce de León

• Hernando de Soto

• Francisco Pizarro

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

In 1542, which explorer died in Louisiana after searching for gold and finding the Mississippi River but no gold?

• Hernando de Soto

• Francisco Pizarro

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Juan Ponce de León

Francisco Coronado found the legendary 'seven cities of gold' during his expedition to the southwestern borderlands in 1540.

• True

• False

What were the three kinds of settlements established by the Laws of the Indies?

• Pueblos, presidios, and missions

• Towns, cities, and villages

• Farms, ranches, and plantations

• Colonies, states, and territories

Pueblos were towns that were centers of ________ and trade.

• farming

• mining

• fishing

• hunting