WorksheetsExplorers, VIP's, Spanish Colonial Texas
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which Spanish explorer mapped the coastline of Texas in 1519?
a)
Cabeza de Vaca
b)
Coronado
c)
LaSalle
d)
Pineda
2.
Which Spanish explorer crashed on the coast of Galveston and became captured by the Karankawa Indians?
a)
Pineda
b)
Cabeza de Vaca
c)
Coronado
d)
Columbus
3.
Which explorer set out to find the mouth of the Mississippi River?
a)
Coronado
b)
Onate
c)
LaSalle
d)
Columbus
4.
What is another name for the seven cities of gold?
a)
Cibola
b)
Aztec
c)
Dolio
d)
Columbia
5.
What city did Onate name?
a)
Brownsville
b)
Freeport
c)
Houston
d)
El Paso
6.
What was the name of LaSalle's fort?
a)
Fort Saint Martin
b)
Fort Saint Louis
c)
Fort Saint Agnes
d)
Fort Saint LaSalle
7.
What was the impact of the Christopher Columbus on the new world?
a)
He took slaves
b)
He created the Columbian Exchange
c)
He lead others to explore the New World
d)
He made Spain rich
8.
What area of Texas did Onate explore?
a)
East
b)
West
c)
South
South
South
d)
North
West
West
9.
The Columbian Exchange includes the......
a)
Exchange of goods between Spain and France
b)
Exchange of diseases between Spain and Mexico
c)
Exchange of culture between Spain and the Caribbean Islands
d)
Exchange of all the above
10.
Why was LaSalle's exportation important?
a)
He forced Spain to back off
b)
Spain recognized France as a threat
c)
Spain did not care about France
d)
It wasn't
11.
In what year was the mission in present day San Antonio built?
a)
1777
b)
1770
c)
1750
d)
1718
12.
The three G's represent....
a)
God, Gold, Glory
b)
Glory, Gold, Grain
c)
Greatness, Gold, Glory
d)
God, Glory, Greed
13.
What was Columbus's goal on the voyage to "India"
a)
To get rich
b)
To get silk, spices, and gold
c)
To be famous
d)
All of the above
14.
What was the impact of Cabeza de Vaca's stories?
a)
It made him famous
b)
It led others to want to explore
c)
It made him rich
d)
It gained him respect
15.
Who/What lead Coronado astray along his journey looking for Cibola?
a)
The Turk
b)
The Karankawas
c)
His own men
d)
A hurricane
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