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WorksheetsUnit 2-Age of Contact Review
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The one who defeated the Zuni and realized their city was not made of gold.
a)
La Salle
b)
Cortes
c)
Moscoso
d)
Coronado
2.
Group of Native Americans that helped Cabeza de Vaca, after he was shipwrecked.
a)
Jumanos
b)
Karankawa
c)
Comanche
d)
Apache
3.
Place where Cabeza de Vaca was shipwrecked.
a)
Galveston
b)
Rio de Las Palmas
c)
Houston
d)
Mexico
4.
The first European to explore the interior of
Texas.
Texas.
a)
Coronado
b)
Cortes
c)
Narvaez
d)
Cabeza de Vaca
5.
The great cities of Gold (a myth).
a)
Velasquez
b)
Cibola
c)
Mexico City
d)
Abilene
6.
A Spanish conquistador who got lost in the Florida Swamps & probably drowned in the Gulf of Mexico.
a)
Coronado
b)
Cortes
c)
Narvaez
d)
Cabeza de Vaca
7.
The person who first mapped Texas.
a)
Pineda
b)
Esteban
c)
Cortes
d)
Narvaez
8.
The Spanish governor who sent two expeditions to find Cibola.
a)
Mendoza
b)
Moscoso
c)
De Soto
d)
Narvaez
9.
a Spanish soldier-explorer who sought personal riches and power; as well as wealth and glory for Spain, in the conquest of the Americas
a)
conquistador
b)
mission
c)
viceroy
d)
province
10.
a religious settlement
a)
conquistador
b)
mission
c)
viceroy
d)
province
11.
an official who rules in the name of the king or queen
a)
conquistador
b)
mission
c)
viceroy
d)
province
12.
a district of a colony or country; similar to a state
a)
conquistador
b)
mission
c)
viceroy
d)
province
13.
to find a way to pass over or along a body of water
a)
navigate
b)
privateer
c)
stockade
14.
a privately owned ship outfitted with weapons
a)
navigate
b)
privateer
c)
stockade
15.
a crude fort
a)
navigate
b)
privateer
c)
stockade
16.
provinces
a)
religious settlement
b)
a district of a colony or country; similar to a state
c)
ruler in the name of the queen
d)
spanish soldier-explorer
17.
stockade
a)
crude fort
b)
religious settlement
c)
ruler in the name of the queen
d)
privately owned boat with weapons
18.
sufficient
a)
enough
b)
setting up a colony
c)
rule in the name of the queen
d)
Alamo
19.
privateer
a)
a privately owned ship outfitted with weapons
b)
spanish explorer
c)
crude fort
d)
setting up a colony
20.
navigate
a)
to find a way to pass over or along a body of water
b)
crude fort
c)
ruler in the name of the queen
d)
lived in
21.
terminate
a)
to end
b)
neat movie with Arnold
c)
pest control
d)
religious settlement
22.
occupied
a)
inhabited or lived in
b)
to end
c)
spanish explorer
d)
journey or voyage
23.
viceroy
a)
an official who rules in the name of the king or queen
b)
religious settlement
c)
setting up a colony
d)
long journey
24.
mission
a)
a religious settlement
b)
tortilla
c)
part of a missile
d)
act of setting up a colony
25.
expedition
a)
a cool car
b)
a journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration
c)
a group of explorers
d)
mission
26.
Conquistador
a)
Spanish explorer
b)
cuss word
c)
crude fort
d)
a conqueror
27.
Colonization
a)
The act of setting up a colony away from one's place of origin
b)
enough
c)
a religious settlement
d)
medical procedure in the colony
28.
Which explorer’s route does this represent?
a)
. Ferdinand Magellan
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Vincent De Gama
d)
Hernan Cortez
29.
This explorer is celebrated as having ‘discovered’ America, even though he thought he was in the Indies; he was the first to try to sail west to reach the east.
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Amerigo Vespucci
c)
Sir Francis Ddrake
d)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
30.
The one who defeated the Zuni and realized their city was not made of gold.
a)
La Salle
b)
Cortes
c)
Moscoso
d)
Coronado
31.
Group of Native Americans that helped Cabeza de Vaca, after he was shipwrecked.
a)
Jumanos
b)
Karankawa
c)
Comanche
d)
Apache
32.
Place where Cabeza de Vaca was shipwrecked.
a)
Galveston
b)
Rio de Las Palmas
c)
Houston
d)
Mexico
33.
The first European to explore the interior of
Texas.
Texas.
a)
Coronado
b)
Cortes
c)
Narvaez
d)
Cabeza de Vaca
34.
The great cities of Gold (a myth).
a)
Velasquez
b)
Cibola
c)
Mexico City
d)
Abilene
35.
A Spanish conquistador who got lost in the Florida Swamps & probably drowned in the Gulf of Mexico.
a)
Coronado
b)
Cortes
c)
Narvaez
d)
Cabeza de Vaca
36.
The person who first mapped Texas.
a)
Pineda
b)
Esteban
c)
Cortes
d)
Narvaez
37.
Cabeza de Vaca was washed ashore near present-day _____.
a)
Galveston
b)
Brownsville
c)
Corpus Christi
d)
Amarillo
38.
Which portion of the present-day United States did La Salle claim for France?
a)
The area along the Mississippi River Valley
b)
All land next to the Pacific Ocean
c)
California
d)
The Austin area
39.
Which area of present-day Texas was explored by Coronado?
a)
Southeast Texas
b)
The Gulf Coast
c)
The Panhandle
d)
South Texas
40.
Which of the following was not a goal of the Spanish in exploring the New World?
a)
To defeat the English.
b)
To gain wealth for themselves.
c)
To make their country more powerful.
d)
To spread Christianity.
41.
Several Spanish conquistadors search the area of the present-day southwest United States in search of a wealthy land called
a)
Atlantis.
b)
the Seven Cities of Cibola
c)
Comancheria
d)
Utopia
42.
Many conquistadors were seeking wealth and glory for themselves.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
What important event occurred in 1519?
a)
Cabeza de Vaca was shipwrecked.
b)
Coronado found Cibola.
c)
de Pineda mapped the coast.
d)
La Salle established a French colony in the New World.
44.
The conquistador who conquered the Aztecs was
a)
Cortes
b)
Coronado
c)
Cabeza de Vaca
d)
La Salle
45.
Cabeza de Vaca is significant because he
a)
was the first European to travel through present-day Texas
b)
made peace with the Karankawas
c)
discovered the Seven Cities of Cibola
d)
freed a slave named Esteban
46.
Following his journey, Coronado reported that
a)
there was much wealth in the new world
b)
the lands to the north of Mexico City were worthless
c)
the Seven Cities of Cibola were located too far north for Spain to conquer
d)
warlike Indian tribes guarded the Seven Cities of Cibola
47.
Which of the following was NOT a Spanish conquistador?
a)
Coronado
b)
La Salle
c)
Cabeza de Vaca
d)
De Pineda
48.
The first French colony that was located in present-day Texas was called ____.
a)
Fort St. Louis
b)
Fort Apache
c)
Fort Worth
d)
Fort Stockton
49.
The first French colony that was located in present-Texas was founded by _____.
a)
La Salle
b)
Coronado
c)
de Pineda
d)
Cortes
50.
How did the Spanish government react to Cabeza de Vaca'a claim that he had seen "hints" of the Seven Cities of Cibola?
a)
Their interest in exploring present-day Texas increased.
b)
Their interest in exploring present-day Texas decreased.
c)
The Native Americans were no longer viewed as a threat.
d)
They became even more convinced that there were riches in present-day Texas.
51.
How did the establishment of Fort St. Louis affect Spanish interest in present-day Texas?
a)
The Spanish renewed efforts to settle present-day Texas.
b)
The Spanish began to lose interest in settling present-day Texas.
c)
The Native Americans were no longer viewed as a threat.
d)
They became even more convinced that there were riches in present-day Texas.
52.
The governor of New Spain who ruled for the monarch was known as the
a)
conquistadors
b)
tribute
c)
viceroy
d)
indigenous
53.
Spanish explorers were known as
a)
conquistadors
b)
tribute
c)
viceroy
d)
indigenous
54.
Which explorer searched for gold with help from the Turk?
a)
Moscoso
b)
Coronado
c)
Onate
d)
Cabeza de Vaca
55.
What did La Salle name the lands claimed along the Mississippi River?
a)
Louisiana
b)
Fort St. Louis
c)
New Spain
d)
Mexico
56.
Which explorer was the first to map the Texas coast?
a)
La Salle
b)
Cabeza de Vaca
c)
Columbus
d)
Pineda
57.
Which explorer founded Santa Fe, but was sent back to Spain for harsh treatment of Natives?
a)
Pineda
b)
La Salle
c)
Cortes
d)
Onate
58.
Which explorer shipwrecked and survived with the Karankawa?
a)
Coranado
b)
PIneda
c)
Cabeza de Vaca
d)
Onate
59.
Who was the explorer who founded the French settlement at Matagorda Bay?
a)
Onate
b)
Coranado
c)
Moscoso
d)
La Salle
60.
What are the 3 G's?
a)
Gold, Girls, Glory
b)
Gold, Glory, God
c)
God, Gum, Gold
d)
Glory, Goldfish, Ghosts
61.
accidentally explored East Texas in search of New Spain from the Mississippi. His crew is believed to have gotten as far as Nacogdoches
a)
Alvarez de Pineda
b)
Cabeza de Vaca
c)
Coronado
d)
Moscoso
62.
searched for gold but found none. Eventually wrote to the king to report that there was no gold, but the soil in Texas was good for farming.
a)
Alvarez de Pineda
b)
Cabeza de Vaca
c)
Coronado
d)
Moscoso
63.
wrote a book which inspired others to search for gold in Texas
a)
Alvarez de Pineda
b)
Cabeza de Vaca
c)
Coronado
d)
Moscoso
64.
first person to write about and report about Texas
a)
Alvarez de Pineda
b)
Cabeza de Vaca
c)
Coronado
d)
Moscoso
65.
First explorer to map the Texas coast
a)
Alvarez de Pineda
b)
Cabeza de Vaca
c)
Coronado
d)
Moscoso
66.
Who was the lost explorer that was given credit for discovering the Americas?
a)
Cortes
b)
Megellan
c)
Columbus
d)
Mr. Pearson
67.
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand financed the voyages of which explorer?
a)
Gilligan
b)
Pizarro
c)
Cortes
d)
Columbus
68.
Which European country sponsored Christopher Columbus' voyages?
a)
England
b)
Mexico
c)
France
d)
Spain
69.
What was the purpose of Columbus' expeditions?
a)
To find a shorter route to Asia by sailing west
b)
To claim land in Canada
c)
To explore the Hudson Bay
d)
None of the above
70.
Which of the following was NOT a motivation to explore other worlds?
a)
Gold
b)
God
c)
Gratitude
d)
Glory
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