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WorksheetsAge of Contact
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Spaniard who spent eight years among the Texas Indians in the 1500s
a)
Alonso Álvarez de Pineda
b)
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
c)
Luis de Moscoso Alvarado
d)
Estevanico
2.
Conqueror of the Aztec
a)
Juan de Oñate
b)
Hernán Cortés
c)
Luis de Moscoso Alvarado
d)
Hernando de Soto
3.
A large expedition, led by ______________________________, was mounted to find and conquer Cibola.
a)
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
b)
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
c)
Luis de Moscoso Alvarado
d)
Alonso Álvarez de Pineda
4.
Spanish explorer ______________________________ spent years wandering around Texas and living with the Karankawa and other Indians.
a)
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
b)
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Luis de Moscoso Alvarado
5.
Much of the Aztec treasure including gold and silver was taken to ____________________.
a)
Texas
b)
Cuba
c)
Spain
d)
Jamaica
6.
In 1519, Cortés sailed from Cuba to what is now ____________________.
a)
New Mexico
b)
Spain
c)
Mexico
d)
Jamaica
7.
On the ruins of the Aztec capital, Cortés built ____________________.
a)
Sante Fe
b)
Mexico City
c)
Veracruz
d)
Puebla
8.
Which explorer mapped the Texas coast, and in what year?
a)
La Salle-1685
b)
Columbus-1492
c)
Pineda-1519
d)
Cabeza de Vaca-1528
9.
Which explorer created the settlement of Fort St. Louis?
a)
Columbus
b)
La Salle
c)
Onate
d)
Pineda
10.
Which explorer saw the Grand Canyon and the Palo Duro Canyon?
a)
Cortes
b)
Moscoso
c)
Coronado
d)
Pineda
11.
Which explorer wrote a book, was a surgeon, and was shipwrecked?
a)
Cabeza de Vaca
b)
De Soto
c)
De Leon
d)
Pineda
12.
Why did Spanish interest in Texas decline in the 1540s?
a)
The Apaches killed many Spaniards in raids
b)
The Columbian Exchange ended
c)
Queen Isabella died
d)
Explorers failed to find gold or other treasure
13.
For what achievement is Alonso Alvarez de Pineda known?
a)
introducing horses to North America
b)
creating the first map of the northern Gulf of Mexico
c)
bringing the potato back to Europe
d)
discovering the Pacific Ocean
14.
Which conquistador led the conquest of the Aztec Empire?
a)
Hernan Cortes
b)
Panfilo de Narvaez
c)
Coronado
d)
Hernando de Soto
15.
Which Spanish explorer wrote the first European account of life in North America?
a)
Estevanico
b)
Coronado
c)
Cabeza de Vaca
d)
Moscos
16.
Which of the following was not a goal of the conquistadors in traveling to the Americas?
a)
to become wealthy by finding gold
b)
to gain glory by winning great victories
c)
to obtain land for themselves
d)
to befriend the American Indians
17.
What was the result of the Narvaez expedition?
a)
The expedition discovered the golden city of Cibola
b)
The expedition was killed by hostile Apaches.
c)
The expedition was shipwrecked and many people died.
d)
The expedition founded the settlement of Veracruz.
18.
One reason for conflict between the Spanish and American Indians was that both groups claimed the same
a)
ancestors
b)
gold
c)
land
d)
religion
19.
What was the purpose of exploring the Americas in the 16th - 17th centuries?
a)
To establish peace with Native Americans
b)
To gain great wealth, prestige, & spread the Christian religion
c)
To bring new technology to the Natives
d)
To bring new diseases to the Americas
20.
What were the main reasons of European exploration to the Americas?
a)
Help spread diseases to Native Americans
b)
Get rich, spread the Catholic religion, & get fame & glory
c)
Bring new ideas & technology to the Americas
d)
Test new shipping across the Atlantic
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.
Who searched diligently for Cibola along the American Southwest & in the Texas Panhandle?
a)
La Salle
b)
Cortes
c)
Coronado
d)
Pineda
23.
Spaniards that came to the 'New World' wanted to establish religious (God) settlements to convert the Indians, what were these called?
a)
Tenochtitlan
b)
New Spain
c)
Missions
d)
Gold, God, & Glory
24.
What European country is associated with this flag?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
United States
25.
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
26.
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
27.
If an explorer only wants to become famous for their expeditions, which 'G' is being described?
a)
Gore
b)
Glory
c)
God
d)
Gold
28.
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
29.
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
30.
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
31.
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
32.
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, Ft. St. Louis
d)
The Karankawas threatened to wipe out all Europeans
33.
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
34.
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
35.
Who was the first European Explorer to step foot in TX?
a)
Cortes
b)
Narvaez
c)
La Salle
d)
de Vaca
36.
European explorers came to the Americas for...
a)
God
b)
Gold
c)
Glory
d)
All of the Above
37.
Spanish reasons for Exploration were all of these except
a)
Gold
b)
God
c)
Fur Trade
d)
Glory
38.
Coronado explored for ---
a)
to take over indian lands
b)
7 cities of gold
c)
capture tenochtitlan
d)
mississippi river
39.
Cortes explored for ---
a)
Religion
b)
Gold
c)
created first map
d)
conquer the Aztecs
40.
LaSalle was from ---
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
U.S.
d)
Mexico
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