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WorksheetsUNIT 2 TEXAS REVIEW
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was Cibola and what role did it play in the early Spanish exploration of Texas?
a)
Cibola was a successful mission that was established in San Antonio.
b)
Cibola was a ship filled with Spanish colonists that landed on the Texas coast.
c)
Cibola was a legend about seven cities of gold that drew many Spanish explorers to Texas.
d)
Cibola was a disease that wiped out many Spaniards.
2.
Which of the following explorers was shipwrecked near Galveston and taken captive by local Native Americans?
a)
Robert La Salle
b)
Hernán Cortés
c)
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
d)
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
3.
This explorer was searching for the Mississippi, but ended up in Texas where his own men would eventually kill him. Who was he?
a)
Cabeza de Vaca
b)
LaSalle
c)
Pineda
d)
Coronado
4.
Which of the following was NOT a reason for Spanish exploration of Texas?
a)
glory
b)
gold
c)
guns
d)
god
5.
What did Coronado HOPE to find in Texas?
a)
Seven Cities of Gold
b)
buffalo herds
c)
a land passage to the Pacific
d)
all-water route to New England
6.
Which headline could have occurred in 1519?
a)
Pineda Maps Coastline of Texas!
b)
La Salle Lands at Gulf Coast!
c)
Coronado Crosses Texas!
d)
Cortes Defeats Aztecs!
7.
How did LaSalle's exploration affect Texas?
a)
He established towns that are still around today.
b)
He created a map of Texas.
c)
It renewed Spanish settlement in Texas.
d)
It had no effect at all.
8.
"To the King of Spain, de Vaca said, “All these people, if they are to be brought to be Christians and into obedience of Your Imperial Majesty, must be led by good treatment, and ... this is a very sure way, and no other will suffice” Cabeza de Vaca
which of the following is the most accurate statement?
which of the following is the most accurate statement?
a)
He wanted the Spanish government to kill the Native Americans
b)
He wanted the Spanish government to enslave the Native Americans
c)
He had no recommendations for the Spanish government
d)
He wanted the Spanish government to treat the Native Americans fairly
9.
Which of the following was a NEGATIVE effect of the Spanish missions in Texas?
a)
Diseases brought by Spanish missionaries killed many American Indians.
b)
American Indians were moved to the coast to make room for the missionaries.
c)
Fighting broke out among American Indians over trade with the missionaries.
d)
American Indians starved because buffalo were wiped out by the missionaries.
10.
- I helped influence Alonso de Leon to occupy Texas.
-I wanted to convert Native Americans of East Texas to Christianity.
-I led the building of the Mission San Francisco de los Tejas.
-I wanted to convert Native Americans of East Texas to Christianity.
-I led the building of the Mission San Francisco de los Tejas.
a)
Father Damian Massanet
b)
Jose de Escandon
c)
Antonio Margil de Jesus
d)
Francisco Hidalgo
11.
Which of the following is a likely reason that some missions failed among the Native populations of Texas?
a)
The Native people had their own religions, beliefs, and ways of doing things
b)
The missionaries could not build structures that would last.
c)
The Spanish sent no support for the missionaries.
d)
Most missionaries didn't believe in what they were doing.
12.
Which of the following was the purpose of the missions and presidios in the Spanish Colonial Period?
a)
way to claim land for Spain
b)
to spread Christianity to the Native Texans
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above
13.
Which of the following was NOT a reason for the failure of missions in East Texas?
a)
drought
b)
the French attacked frequently
c)
failure to convert the indians to Catholic religion
d)
lack of settlements for support
14.
In 1718 Martin de Alarcon establishes San Antonio. Which of the following was the name of the mission that became know as "The Alamo"?
a)
San Antonio de Valero
b)
Corpus Christi de la Ysleta
c)
San Francisco de los Tejas
d)
San Jose
15.
Father Francisco Hidalgo
Damian Massanet
Antonio Margil de Jesus
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
One of the above does not belong with the others in the same category. Which of the following explains which does not belong and why?
Damian Massanet
Antonio Margil de Jesus
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
One of the above does not belong with the others in the same category. Which of the following explains which does not belong and why?
a)
Hidalgo because he was a wealthy landowner and the others were missionaries
b)
Massanet because he worked with France and the others worked with Spain to establish missions
c)
de Vaca because the other three started Christian missions in Texas and he did not
d)
de Jesus because the other three were early missionaries of Texas and he was an explorer
16.
Mission :______:: Presidio : ______
a)
fort, church
b)
church, fort
c)
church, priest
d)
fort, soldier
17.
Which geographic feature were most missions built near?
a)
mountains
b)
rivers
c)
basins
d)
plateaus
18.
Which of the following is NOT a reason why many of the missions were built close together?
a)
to use the available resources to the best ability
b)
to limit the distance to travel between
c)
so they could support each other and make it easier for the presidios to protect them
d)
to convert all Plains Indians
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