Age of contact

Why did La Salle’s colony fail?

• Poor leadership and conflict with Natives
• Disease
• Spanish attack
• Lack of ships

Answer explanation

La Salle’s poor planning led to his colony’s failure.

Who explored and settled the upper Rio Grande in 1598?

• Juan de Oñate
• Coronado
• Pineda
• La Salle

Answer explanation

Oñate brought settlers and livestock to the Rio Grande area.

Which exchange brought goods between Europe and the Americas?

• Columbian Exchange
• Silk Road
• Triangular Trade
• Atlantic Trade

Answer explanation

The Columbian Exchange connected the Old and New Worlds.

What natural feature makes the Coastal Plains humid?

• Gulf of Mexico
• Rio Grande
• Mountains
• Lakes

Answer explanation

The Gulf of Mexico brings moisture to the Texas coast.

Who was shipwrecked near Galveston Island in 1528?

• Cabeza de Vaca
• Coronado
• Pineda
• La Salle

Answer explanation

Cabeza de Vaca was stranded and lived among Native Texans.

Who conquered the Aztec Empire in 1519?

• Hernán Cortés
• Cabeza de Vaca
• Juan de Oñate
• Francisco Coronado

Answer explanation

Cortés defeated the Aztec Empire, leading to Spanish control of Mexico.

San Antonio was founded by the French.

• True
• False

Answer explanation

San Antonio was founded by the Spanish in 1718.

Diseases from Europe had little impact on Native Americans.

• True
• False

Answer explanation

European diseases devastated Native populations.

What disease killed many Native Americans?

• Smallpox
• Influenza
• Malaria
• Plague

Answer explanation

Smallpox caused massive loss of life among Native populations.

Which country wanted wealth through trade, especially furs?

• France
• Spain
• England
• Portugal

Answer explanation

France explored mainly for fur trade profits.