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WorksheetsUnit 2 Age of Contact
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In what year did Alvarez de Pineda explore the Texas coastline?
a)
1519
b)
1528
c)
1541
d)
1542
2.
What contribution did Alvarez de Pineda make for Spanish exploration?
a)
mapped the Texas coast
b)
defeated the Aztec
c)
settled Mexico City
d)
explored New Mexico
3.
The main goal of French settlers in Texas was to
a)
impose French culture on the Native Texans
b)
establish trade networks with the Native Texans
c)
convert the Native Texans to Catholicism
d)
eradicate all traces of the Native Texan customs
4.
What factor helped Cortès in his defeat of the Aztec empire?
a)
Persuading other Native Americans to join him against the Aztec
b)
The Aztec welcomed him, believing he was a god
c)
Taking Moctezuma hostage
d)
All of the above
5.
What area of the new world was Cabeza de Vaca originally set to explore before his shipwreck?
a)
Between Florida and Mexico
b)
Texas
c)
Mexico's coastline
d)
Caribbean islands
6.
Which of the following best describes the defining characteristics of the Age of Contact era in Texas history?
a)
Anglo and Spanish settlers established colonies in Texas.
b)
American Indian tribes were driven out of Texas by French settlers.
c)
Spanish explorers and French explorers both claimed land in Texas.
d)
Spanish colonists abandoned exploration of Texas after not finding any gold.
7.
Put the explorers in chronological order.
a)
Cabeza de Vaca
Pineda
La Salle
Pineda
La Salle
b)
Pineda
Cabeza de Vaca
La Salle
Cabeza de Vaca
La Salle
c)
La Salle
Cabeza de Vaca
Pineda
Cabeza de Vaca
Pineda
d)
Cabeza de Vaca
La Salle
Pineda
La Salle
Pineda
8.
Which of these explorers landed at Matagorda Bay while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River?
a)
Rene-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle
b)
Hernando Cortés
c)
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
d)
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
9.
Which motivation led early European explorers to investigate the Americas?
a)
Desire to find gold
b)
Desire to spread democracy
c)
Desire to leave overcrowded cities
d)
Desire to escape government monarchies
10.
What happened to Narváez on his journey with Cabeza de Vaca?
a)
Narváez led a rebellion against Cabeza de Vaca and left him in Florida while he searched for the coast of Texas.
b)
Narváez was captured by Indians in Florida, and then, in Texas and died from poor treatment.
c)
Narváez was so desperate for gold that he stayed in Florida searching for it and never made it to Texas.
d)
Narváez ignored de Vaca, led a failed exploration of Florida, and eventually was lost in a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico.
11.
In 1685, La Salle established ______ near present day Matagorda Bay
a)
Brenham
b)
Principal Cenis Villages
c)
La Grange
d)
Fort St. Louis
12.
Who was the first Spaniard to explore the interior of Texas?
a)
Coronado
b)
de Soto
c)
Cortez
d)
Cabeza de Vaca
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