WorksheetsEarly Explorer Quiz
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Fort St. Louis inspired the Spanish to
a)
leave Texas
b)
settle the missions faster
c)
build a larger Navy
d)
build more presidios
2.
a)
Cabeza de Vaca
b)
Pineda
c)
La Salle
d)
Coronado
3.
a)
Cabeza de Vaca
b)
Pineda
c)
La Salle
d)
Coronado
4.
Where did Cabeza de Vaca believe the Seven Cities of Cibola were located?
a)
California
b)
Southwestern United States
c)
Florida
d)
Canada
5.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
6.
Which explorer wrote a book about his experiences as a slave in Texas among the Native Americans?
a)
Onate
b)
Cabeza de Vaca
c)
Cortez
d)
Coronado
7.
Which French Explorer built a fort in Texas in the 1680's?
a)
Columbus
b)
Moscoso
c)
La Salle
d)
Onate
8.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
9.
What American company is currently worth the most money?
a)
Apple
b)
Google
c)
Microsoft
d)
Facebook
10.
Spanish explorers and French explorers both claimed land in Texas after making CONTACT with that group of people?
a)
Friars
b)
Quakers
c)
Native Indians
d)
missionaries
11.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
12.
What happen last in this timeline?
Pineda maps Texas =>
Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas=>
?
Pineda maps Texas =>
Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas=>
?
a)
Cortes lands in current day Mexico City
b)
La Salle establishes Fort St. Louis
c)
Coronado land in Brazil
d)
Columbus sailed the ocean in 1492
13.
Name that movie
a)
Home Alone
b)
Wizard of Oz
c)
Frozen
d)
Mary Poppins
14.
What motivated the European Explorers to explore the Americas?
a)
Gold
b)
Land
c)
Natives
d)
Nothing, they never came back
15.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
16.
Which European explorer built Ft. Louis in Matagorda Bay in the mouth of the Mississippi river?
a)
Cabeza de Vaca
b)
Coronado
c)
Cortes
d)
La Salle
17.
Most cities in Texas reflect with what cultural heritage?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
Portugal
18.
The Spanish wanted Indians to follow what religion?
a)
Baptist Religion
b)
Texan Religion
c)
Puritan Religion
d)
Catholic Religion
19.
an official who rules in the name of the king or queen
a)
privateer
b)
stockade
c)
viceroy
d)
mission
20.
What was the purpose of exploring the Americas?
a)
To establish peace with Native Americans
b)
To gain Gold, Glory & spread the Catholic religion
c)
To bring new technology to the Natives
d)
To bring new diseases to the Americas
21.
What explorer created this map in 1519?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
c)
Panfilo de Narvaez
d)
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
22.
explored or traveled to new places to learn about them
a)
conquistador
b)
empresario
c)
explorer
d)
tourist
23.
the word for conqueror in Spanish. Searching for 3 G's
a)
explorer
b)
conquistador
c)
empresario
d)
tourist
24.
First explorer to map the Texas coast
a)
Alvarez de Pineda
b)
Cabeza de Vaca
c)
Coronado
d)
Moscoso
25.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
26.
first person to write about and report about Texas
a)
Alvarez de Pineda
b)
Cabeza de Vaca
c)
Coronado
d)
Moscoso
27.
What was a reasons for Coronado's exploration?
a)
he wanted to find the mythical land that was filled with gold, silver, and jewels
b)
He wanted to find a route to Louisiana
c)
He thought it was possible to sail East to Asia
28.
Who sings: "I Can’t Feel My Face"
a)
DNCE
b)
Adele
c)
The Weeknd
d)
Taylor Swift
29.
Name this meme:
a)
bad luck brian
b)
bad picture day
c)
a very ugly guy
d)
i don't know
30.
What is a colony?
a)
an empire
b)
a light sailing ship
c)
a settlement far from the country that rules it
31.
True or False: Many Native Americans did not die from diseases brought unknowingly to the Americas by the Spaniards?
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Who explored area C on the map?
a)
Francisco Coronado
b)
Robert la Salle
c)
John Cabot
d)
Samuel de Champlain
33.
Who explored the Mississippi River Valley?
a)
Francisco Coronado
b)
Samuel de Champlain
c)
John Cabot
d)
Robert la Salle
34.
Who explored the American Southwest while searching for the Seven Cities of Gold?
a)
Francisco Coronado
b)
Vasco da Gama
c)
Juan Ponce de Leon
d)
Robert La Salle
35.
How did Cabeza de Vaca deal with hunger after his raft washed ashore?
a)
He ate lobster, steamed redfish and other seafood.
b)
He ate buffalo, elk and grizzly bear.
c)
He ate whatever he could find, including rats, spiders and mollusks.
d)
He ate many vegetables including corn, kale and seaweed.
36.
A person(s) that has been ship wrecked.
a)
Charrucos
b)
flint
c)
castaways
d)
conquistador
37.
What region is B?
a)
North Central Plains
b)
Coastal Plains
c)
Mountains and Basins
d)
Great Plains
38.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
39.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
40.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
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