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Explorers ( Age of Contact) (Cultures Collide)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
 What was the importance of Alonso Álvarez de Pineda's 
exploration of the Texas coast in 1519?
a)
 His exploration included
the first group of Europeans to enter what is now Texas.
b)
 His journey inspired conquistadores
to explore what is now Texas.
c)
He was the first European
to explore and map what is now the
Texas coastline.
d)
He led explorers to an
island near
present-day Galveston.
2.
What was the name of the Spanish empire in the Americas?​
a)
Tenochtitlán
b)
Mexico
c)
Texas
d)
New Spain
3.
Which explorer was trying to take control of the Mississippi river?
a)
Pineda
b)
Coronado
c)
La Salle
d)
Cabeza De Vaca
4.
Which Explorer went looking for the "cities of gold" but found only simple adobe brick houses?
a)
Cabeza De Vaca
b)
Coronado
c)
Pineda
d)
La Salle
5.
Which explorer was the very first European to ever sail to America?
a)
Pineda
b)
Coronado
c)
Magellin
d)
Columbus
6.

Which explorer was the first to make 'first contact' with the Texas Native Americans (Karankawas)?

a)

Columbus

b)

Cabeza De Vaca

c)

Coronado

d)

Cortez

7.
This explorer conquered the mighty Aztec Empire by being sneaky and lucky (lucky to be filled with disease)!
a)
Cortez
b)
Coronado
c)
Cabeza De Vaca
d)
Pineda
8.
What ended up being the #1 killer of about 80% of all Native Americans over the 200 years after Columbus arrived?
a)
Dying in battle (getting shot)
b)
Diseases (small pox)
c)
Starving to Death
d)
Old Age
9.
True or False: Christopher Columbus left Spain in 1492 to find a faster route to India and China.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Spanish soldiers that sought wealth and glory were called __________.
a)
pirates
b)
conquistadores
c)
greedy
11.
La Salle's outpost that was built in Texas was named __________.
a)
Fort St. Louis
b)
Fort Worth
c)
Fort Conquistadore
12.
Which explorer destroyed the Aztec empire?
a)
Coronado
b)
La Salle
c)
Cortes
13.

Which explorer wandered lost in Texas for six to seven years?

a)

Cabeza de la Vaca

b)

Coronado

c)

La Salle

d)

Pineda

14.
What three-word saying describes why European explorers came to the New World?
a)
God, Gold, Grease
b)
Gold, God, food
c)
God, Glory, Gold
15.
What year would you expect to see the following headlines: "Cortez Lands in Mexico" and "Pineda Maps the Coast of Texas"?
a)
1529
b)
1519
16.
French Explorer who founded Fort St. Louis and was killed by his own men.
a)
Pineda
b)
Cortes
c)
La Salle
d)
Cabeza de Vaca
17.
Shipwrecked in Texas and captured by the Karankawa, he walked all the way west to El Paso and south to Mexico City
a)
Cortes
b)
Coronado
c)
Cabeza de Vaca
d)
La Salle
18.
How did diseases impact the New World?
a)
They didn't
b)
They wiped out 75-90% of the Europeans
c)
They wiped out 75-90% of the indigenous people
d)
They helped the natives beat the Spanish
19.

What did Cortes accomplish?

a)

He sailed around the world

b)

He conquered the Aztecs, stole their gold and silver, and claimed their land for Spain.

c)

He reached the Cape of Good Hope

20.

Conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire and established Mexico City.

a)

Hernan Cortes

b)

Juan de Onate

c)

Cabeza de Vaca

d)

Alonso de Pineda

e)

Robert de la Salle

21.

Spanish explorer who searched for the Seven Cities of Cibola/Gold just to find out they did not exist.

a)

Coronado

b)

Robert de La Salle

c)

Cabeza de Vaca

d)

Alonzo de Pineda

22.

He was the first European to enter into Texas.

a)

Cabeza de Vaca

b)

Alonso de Pineda

c)

Robert de La Salle

d)

Coronado

23.

He was the first European to map the Texas coast. He did not enter into Texas though.

a)

Alonso de Pineda

b)

Cabeza de Vaca

c)

Robert de La Salle

d)

Coronado

e)

Juan de Onate

24.
Which explorer lived with Indians on the Texas Coast for a number of years?
a)
Coronado
b)
Cabeza de Vaca
c)
Desoto
d)
La Salle
25.

Why was France interest in Texas?

a)

Crops

b)

Animal Hide

c)

Gold

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