WorksheetsAge of Contact
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following countries did NOT explore Texas lands during the Age of Contact?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
Portugal
d)
All of these
2.
What was Cabeza de Vaca’s reason for exploring the New World?
a)
Searching for Native America fur traders
b)
Searching for Gold with Narvaez
c)
Looking for a trade route to China
d)
Looking for the Northwest Passage
3.
What was Pineda’s reason for exploring the New World?
a)
Looking for a water route to the Pacific Ocean
b)
Searching for the city of gold
c)
Looking for a trade partnership with the French
d)
Searching for the Mississippi Delta
4.
What was La Salle’s reason for exploring the New World?
a)
Searching for Gold
b)
To attack all Spanish settlements
c)
Looking for Native American leaders to attack
d)
To establish a trading post and fort along the Mississippi River
5.
Which explorer in the Age of Contact was successful in their original goal for exploring?
a)
Narvaez
b)
Pineda
c)
La Salle
d)
None of these
6.
Which of the following were reasons for exploring and claiming new lands in the New World?
a)
God, Goods and Glory
b)
Gold, Silver and Bronze
c)
Glory, Gore and Gold
d)
God, Gold and Glory
7.
What was the main advantage the Spanish had over Native Americans?
a)
Better weaponry
b)
Larger ships
c)
More advanced agriculture
d)
Knowledge of North American lands
8.
If an explorer wants to claim as much new land as they can in the name of their King and country, which 'G' is being described?
a)
God
b)
Goods
c)
Glory
d)
Gold
9.
The French found which treasure in North America?
a)
Silver
b)
Oil
c)
Furs
d)
Maize
10.
If an explorer only wants to become famous for their expeditions, which 'G' is being described?
a)
Gore
b)
Glory
c)
God
d)
Gold
11.
If an explorer decides to bring many priests with him on his expedition, he is likely exploring for which 'G'?
a)
God
b)
Glory
c)
Gold
d)
Government
12.
Cabeza de Vaca reached Texas as a result of what?
a)
The failed Narvaez expedition
b)
The failed Cortes expedition
c)
The failed La Salle expedition
d)
The failed Pineda expedition
13.
La Salle mistakenly landed in Texas when he was seeking the ____________.
a)
Settlement of Fort St. Louis
b)
Rio Grande River
c)
Red River
d)
Mississippi River
14.
If an explorer is hoping to improve their social status in their home country, they are likely exploring for which 'G'?
a)
God
b)
Glory
c)
Goods
d)
Gold
15.
Explorers who were interested in baptizing Native Americans were most likely exploring for which 'G'?
a)
Gold
b)
Glory
c)
God
d)
Goods
16.
La Salle's colony at Fort St. Louis was wiped out due to ______________.
a)
a tropical storm
b)
an attack by Karankawas
c)
an attack by the Spanish
d)
a disease carried by rats
17.
Which explorer gave us great insight into the cultures of the Natives in his journal writings?
a)
de Vaca
b)
Pineda
c)
Narvaez
d)
Cortes
18.
Why did the Spanish begin to worry about the French in the New World?
a)
The Aztecs formed an alliance with the French
b)
La Salle began attacking Spanish missions
c)
La Salle set up a settlement
d)
The Karankawas threatened to wipe out all Europeans
19.
Pineda was known for creating a _______, which was the first document of Texas History.
a)
journal of North American tribes
b)
map of the Mississippi Delta
c)
journal of North American plants and animals
d)
map of the Gulf Coast
20.
What term to we give to the time period where European explorers first met with Native American tribes?
a)
The Age of Context
b)
The Age of Expedition
c)
The Age of Contact
d)
The Age of Enlightenment
21.
Which of the following statements about Narvaez is true?
a)
He mapped much of the Florida coast
b)
He led a successful expedition to the mouth of the Mississippi River
c)
His expedition failed after he tried to reach Mexico in primitive boats
d)
His expedition failed after he was defeated by the Aztecs
22.
Which was the first European country to claim lands in the Americas?
a)
Portugal
b)
Holland
c)
Spain
d)
France
23.
The Reconquista lasted about _____________.
a)
800 months
b)
800 years
c)
80 years
d)
8 years
24.
The success of Pineda's expedition was not gold, but ____________.
a)
mappings of the Gulf Coast
b)
mappings of the inland of Texas
c)
trade relationships with Native Americans
d)
God
25.
Which of the following was an advantage the Spanish had over the Aztecs?
a)
Horses
b)
Weaponry
c)
Diseases
d)
All of these
26.
The end of the Reconquista caused many Spanish soldiers to ____________.
a)
convert to Islam
b)
become explorers of the New World
c)
migrate into Northern Africa
d)
revolt against the Spanish Empire
27.
The Aztecs did not attack Cortes because they thought ______________.
a)
he was an Aztec god
b)
he would bring them gold from Europe
c)
he was merely passing through their empire
d)
he would help them attack the French colonists
28.
Which European explorer was most pivotal in mapping the Gulf Coast of Texas?
a)
La Salle
b)
Cabot
c)
Narvaez
d)
Pineda
29.
When the Spanish learned of the French settlement of Fort St. Louis in Texas, they were _________.
a)
pleased and celebratory
b)
angry and jealous
c)
indifferent and uncaring
d)
confused and happy
30.
What do we call a revolt of soldiers or sailors against their leaders?
a)
A massacre
b)
A mutiny
c)
A seizing
d)
A blindside
31.
Who was the first European Explorer to step foot in TX?
a)
Cortes
b)
Narvaez
c)
La Salle
d)
de Vaca
32.
What was something the Old World got from the New World as a result from the Columbian Exchange?
a)
Horses
b)
Gun powder
c)
Potatoes
d)
Wheat
33.
One negative result of the Columbian Exchange was that many Native Americans ___________.
a)
died of European diseases
b)
were killed by horses
c)
lost family members due to kidnapping
d)
were forced to return to Europe as slaves
34.
When Christianity spread from Europe to the Americas, a __________ change occurred.
a)
geographic
b)
mutual
c)
scientific
d)
cultural
35.
How did the Columbian Exchange affect Europe?
a)
New plants and animals were brought back from the Americas
b)
Native American languages started being spoken in Europe
c)
The population of Europe went down over 50% as people migrated to the Americas
d)
European religions were replaced with Native American religions
36.
Horses came from the ______ World to the ______ World.
a)
Old, New
b)
New, Old
37.
Diseased came from the ______ World to the ______ World.
a)
Old, New
b)
New, Old
38.
Tobacco came from the ______ World to the ______ World.
a)
Old, New
b)
New, Old
39.
Cacao (chocoloate) came from the ______ World to the ______ World.
a)
Old, New
b)
New, Old
40.
Sugar Cane came from the ______ World to the ______ World.
a)
Old, New
b)
New, Old
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