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WorksheetsEuropean Explorers HIST7
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following was NOT a reason the early explorers began to make voyages?
a)
To search for gold and riches
b)
To make friends with the Native Americans
c)
To spread their religion
d)
To gain land for their country
2.
Cabeza de Vaca, Pineda, and Coronado were exploring for which country?
a)
France
b)
Mexico
c)
Spain
d)
Jamica
3.
Which explorer mapped the coast of Texas?
a)
Pineda
b)
Coronado
c)
La Salle
d)
Columbus
4.
Which French explorer established Fort St Louis, claimed Texas for France, and encouraged Spain to start settling in Texas?
a)
Pineda
b)
Cabeza de Vaca
c)
La Salle
d)
Coronado
5.
Which explorer spent a lot of time with the Karankawa tribe in Texas, and then wrote a journal about his journey?
a)
Pineda
b)
Cabeza de Vaca
c)
La Salle
d)
Moscoso
6.
What was the first European settlement in Texas?
a)
El Paso
b)
La Salle
c)
Ft. St. Louis
d)
Your mom's house
7.
Which explorer sailed along the gulf of mexico without ever actually landing in Texas?
a)
Pineda
b)
Cabeza de Vaca
c)
Coronado
d)
La Salle
8.
Which explorer traveled through the panhandle of Texas?
a)
Pineda
b)
Cabeza de Vaca
c)
Coronado
d)
La Salle
9.
Which explorer traveled from Florida, to Galveston, to Mexico?
a)
Pineda
b)
Cabeza de Vaca
c)
Coronado
d)
La Salle
10.
Which explorer only explored the easternmost part of Texas?
a)
Pineda
b)
Cabeza de Vaca
c)
Coronado
d)
La Salle
11.
Cabeza de Vaca's shipwreck in Texas resulted in
a)
The founding of the Mississippi River
b)
The destruction of the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan
c)
The immediate building of missions
d)
Europeans spending a long period of time in Texas
12.
Hernando Cortes is known for:
a)
Crash landing in Florida
b)
Defeating the Aztecs in 1519
c)
Mapping the coast of Texas
d)
Finding the seven cities of gold
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