wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Native Texans and Explorers

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which terms does NOT belong with the rest in describing the Kiowa and Apache Indians?

a)

nomad

b)

fisherman

c)

buffalo hunter

d)

tepees

2.

How were the Coahuiltecan and the Karankawa different?

a)

Only the Karankawa banded together in family groups.

b)

Only the Coahuiltecan made shelters using animal skins.

c)

Only the Karankawa diet included seafood found on the coast.

d)

Only the Coahuiltecan made rock paintings known as pictographs

3.

How were the Jumano SIMILAR to other Caddo people?

a)

They were nomads.

b)

They were primarily farmers.

c)

They were mound builders.

d)

They were primarily buffalo hunters.

4.

Which Native American groups would have lived in a dry climate due to drought and have cactus and dry brush growing

naturally as part of the vegetation?

a)

Apache

b)

Caddo

c)

Comanche

d)

Tiqua

5.

Which Native American group lived near beaches with very warm and humid in the summers?

a)

Jumanos

b)

Caddos

c)

Comanches

d)

Karankawa

6.

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.

7.

Using the map above, which letter represents the area the Caddo Indians were most likely to live in?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.

Using the map above, which letter represents the area the Comanche Indians were most likely to live in?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.

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 Vázquez de Coronado

10.

This explorer was searching for the Mississippi River, 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

11.

Which of the following was NOT a reason for Spanish exploration of Texas?

a)

glory

b)

gold

c)

guns

d)

god

12.

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

13.

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!

14.

How did LaSalle's exploration affect Texas?

a)

He established town that are still around today.

b)

He created a map of Texas.

c)

It renewed Spanish settlement in Texas.

d)

It had no effect no all.

15.

Based on Cabeza de Vaca's writing of his time in Texas, 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 has no recommendations for the Spanish government

d)

He wanted the Spanish government to treat the Native Americans fairly