WorksheetsEuropean Explorers-Wks 9, 10, 11 (Texas Studies Weekly)
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
True or False: Cabeza de Vaca, Coronado, Onate, and Pineda were Spanish explorers?
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Which of the following was a French explorer?
a)
La Belle
b)
La Salle
c)
Pineda
d)
Cabeza de Vaca
3.
Spanish explorers explored the New World for what reasons?
a)
to give land away
b)
to find gold
c)
to find the Royal Road
d)
to find horses
4.
Did Spanish explorers ever find the legendary Seven Cities of Cibola (cities of gold)?
a)
Yes
b)
No
5.
What happened to Cabeza de Vaca and his men after they washed ashore on Galveston Island?
a)
They were enslaved by Indians.
b)
They found cities of gold.
c)
They searched the beach for seashells.
d)
They died from dehydration.
6.
Pineda is famous for _______.
a)
horse riding
b)
speaking French
c)
mapping the world
d)
mapping the Texas coast
7.
What modern-day west Texas city did Onate travel through on his way to New Mexico?
a)
El Paso
b)
Alpine
c)
El Camino Real
d)
Galveston
8.
Coronado searched for which legendary place?
a)
Seven Springs
b)
Seven Cities of Silver
c)
Seven Cities of Cibola
d)
Three Rivers of Gold
9.
La Salle named the state of __________ after King Louis XIV of France.
a)
Kingsland
b)
Florida
c)
Texas
d)
Louisiana
10.
La Salle is known for his famous voyage in which he sailed the _________ River and claimed the land for France.
a)
Guadalupe
b)
Mississippi
c)
Louisiana
d)
really long
11.
What ocean did the explorers cross to sail to the New World?
a)
Pacifice Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Explorers Ocean
12.
What is the location for France?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
13.
What is the location for Spain?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
14.
What is the location for Texas?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
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