WorksheetsExplorers Test Review
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
The main idea of mercantilism during the period of exploration in the New World involved:
The belief that in order to have the most wealth, a nation had to create more military power.
The idea of shared wealth among countries.
The belief that the world had a fixed amount of wealth.
The Indians’ desire for goods brought to the New World by the Spanish explorers.
Columbus sailed from Spain with the main goal of—
Completing the Reconquista.
Converting the Hispanola Indians.
Sailing west to reach India and China.
Establishing trade in the Americas.
Several of the first Europeans to enter and explore Texas did so because they were—
Searching for new routes to the Pacific.
Fleeing religious persecution.
Shipwrecked there.
Studying Karankawa Indian customs.
In 1521, _______ conquered the Aztec empire and built Mexico city as the capital of New Spain.
Hernando De Soto
Hernan Cortez
Fray Marcos de Niza
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
All are primary reasons why the Spanish explored the New World EXCEPT—
To increase global wealth by finding gold and riches.
To establish the fur trade with the Indians.
To convert the natives and spread the word of the Catholic Church.
To expand their nation’s power for glory and fame.
When Hernando de Soto died, who took over the expedition exploring East Texas?
Luis de Moscoso
Hernan Cortez
Juan de Onate
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
The effect of the large Indian population loss was caused primarily—
By diseases brought to the Americas by Europeans
From fighting in wars against other tribes
From suffering attacks by conquistadors and European explorers
As a result of being forced into slavery by the Spanish.
Whose purpose was to explore and settle West Texas including “El Paso del Norte”?
Luis de Moscoso
Hernan Cortez
Juan de Onate
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
The current Era we are studying regarding interaction between European explorers and American Indians is called—
Natural Texas and Its People
Natives Suffering
Age of Contact
Spanish and French Colonialism.
Which of these statements about Cabeza de Vaca is incorrect?
He was accompanied by an African slave named Estevanico
He was captured by a tribe of Caddo Indians in Galveston
His journey from Galveston to Mexico took about 2 years.
He wrote about his adventures, which inspired other Spanish explorers in Mexico.
La Salle led the first European expedition to navigate the Mississippi River to the—
Canadian River
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana River
Texas coast
All of the following are reasons why La Salle failed EXCEPT—
He built a stockade to enclose the French settlers on the banks of a small river.
Indians continuously attacked him and his colony.
Crops failed and people died in his colony from starvation or disease.
He founded a French colony at the mouth of the Mississippi.
In response to La Salle’s activities, the Spanish—
Gave up their claims to Texas
Attacked the French settlers
Shifted their focus to East Texas
Tried to sign a treaty with the French.
Despite the fact that Christopher Columbus never set foot on Texas soil, his efforts are important to Texas history because they-
changed the world economy with the gold he discovered.
caused the native people to seek contact with Spaniards.
attracted others who later explored and settled Texas.
discouraged others from visiting the New World.
The Spanish soldiers who sought wealth and glory were-
missionaries
friars
conquistadors
monarchs
What is the significance of the year 1519 in Texas history?
The French built a settlement near Matagorda Bay.
The Texas coastline was first mapped.
The Spanish built the first Catholic mission in Texas.
Explorers were encouraged to search for Cibola.
Estevanico is important to Texas history because-
he was the first European to see land.
he was the first African to traverse Texas.
he was good at finding gold.
he befriended the Native Americans.
After being shipwrecked near Galveston Island, which American Indian tribe did Cabeza de Vaca encounter?
Caddo
Jumano
Comanche
Karankawa
Which explorer landed in Texas and built Fort St. Louis to establish a French claim to Texas?
Christopher Columbus
Pineda
La Salle
Cortes
When La Salle landed in Texas he was actually looking for...
Florida
Spanish settlements
Matagorda Bay
The Mississippi River
Spain became very interested in East Texas when-
the French began explorations into Texas.
trade increased between tribes of American Indians.
American Indians began to move farther west.
the East Texas missions were abandoned.
What was Coronado’s primary motivation behind his expedition?
To spread Christianity.
To find riches and gold.
To create a new empire.
To find American Indians.
A conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century
Conquistador
Technoctitlan
Caddo
Mission
A journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, scientific research, or war
Primary
Expedition
Nacogdoches
Conquistador
What was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, and ideas between the Americas(New World) and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries
Christopher Columbus
Mission
Columbian Exchange
Expedition
Which of the following countries did NOT explore Texas lands during the Age of Contact?
Spain
Portugal
France
England
Which was the first European country to claim lands in the Americas?
Spain
Portugal
France
England
What year did Christopher Columbus discover the "New World"?
1519
1492
1776
1821
