WorksheetsEarly Explorers
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why is Pineda significant (important)
a)
Conquered the Aztecs
b)
Mapped the coast of Texas
c)
Found Gold in Austin
d)
Interacted with the Karankawa
2.
Why is Cortes significant
a)
Conquered the Aztecs
b)
Mapped the cast of Texas
c)
Found gold in Austin
d)
Interacted with the Karankawa
3.
Why is Cabeza de Vaca significant?
a)
Interacted with the Karankawa and wrote about them
b)
Found gold in Mexico City
c)
Mapped the coast of Texas
d)
Killed "The Turk"
4.
What was the first Native American tribe in Texas to meet Europeans?
a)
Caddo
b)
Karankawa
c)
Puebloan
d)
Comanche
5.
Which of the following is not one of the Three Gs
a)
Gold
b)
Glory
c)
God
d)
Guts
6.
The first European Explorers of Texas came from which country
a)
Spain
b)
Italy
c)
United Kingdom
d)
Mexico
7.
A mission is designed to
a)
Convert Native Americans
b)
Dig for gold
c)
A military fort
d)
store important documents
8.
Why would Native Americans not like a mission
a)
They have to change their traditional ways of living
b)
No air conditioning
c)
They were too far away from their homes
d)
Not enough food
9.
A conquistador can best be described as a
a)
soldier/explorer trying to find gold and glory
b)
A priest trying to convert Native Americans
c)
A Native American warrior who is fighting the Spanish
d)
The ship the Spanish sailed on
10.
T/F Cabeza de Vaca was impressed with the military skill of the Karankawa
a)
True
b)
False
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