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Age of Contact

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What Spanish explorer, mapped the Texas coast in 1519?
a)
La Salle
b)
Columbus
c)
Cortes
d)
Pineda
2.
What were the main reasons of European exploration to the Americas?
a)
Help spread diseases to Native Americans
b)
Get rich, spread the Catholic religion, & get fame & glory
c)
Bring new ideas & technology to the Americas
d)
Test new shipping across the Atlantic
3.
What explorer created this map in 1519?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
c)
Panfilo de Narvaez
d)
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
4.
Who searched diligently for Cibola along the American Southwest & in the Texas Panhandle?
a)
La Salle
b)
Cortes
c)
Coronado
d)
Pineda
5.
What explorer is from France?
a)
Cortes
b)
La Salle
c)
Pineda
d)
Coronado
6.
What explorer is associated with building Fort St. Louis on the Texas coast?
a)
La Salle
b)
Coronado
c)
Cortes
d)
Pineda
7.
What European country is associated with this flag?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
United States
8.
What European country is associated with this flag?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
United States
9.
Which country was the first to fly a flag over Texas
a)
Mexico
b)
United States
c)
France
d)
Spain
10.
Which explorer claimed the Mississippi River for France?
a)
La Salle
b)
Hernan Cortez
c)
Cabeza de Vaca
d)
Vazquez de Coronado
11.
Who am I: I sailed the Gulf in Mexico in 1519, mapping it and claiming the land around it for Spain
a)
De Soto
b)
Cortes
c)
Columbus
d)
Pineda
12.
Why would Native Americans die from diseases the Spanish brought?
a)
Natives were in bad shape
b)
No immunity to diseases from Spain
c)
Poor medical skills
d)
Poor diets
13.
I am the first European to walk into Texas? I was shipwrecked there and lived among the natives for several years?
a)
Cabeza de Vaca
b)
Pineda
c)
De Soto
d)
Fray Marcos
14.
I discovered the New World in 1492?
a)
Columbus
b)
Cabeza de Vaca
c)
Pineda
d)
De Soto
15.
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
16.
Which explorer was the very first European to ever sail to America?
a)
Pineda
b)
Coronado
c)
Magellin
d)
Columbus
17.
Spanish soldiers that sought wealth and glory were called __________.
a)
pirates
b)
conquistadores
c)
greedy
18.
La Salle's outpost that was built in Texas was named __________.
a)
Fort St. Louis
b)
Fort Worth
c)
Fort Conquistadore
19.

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

20.
What explorer created this map in 1519?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
c)
Panfilo de Narvaez
d)
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
21.
people who have to move around in search of food
a)
conquistadors
b)
natives
c)
nomads
d)
explorers
22.
A period of time marked by significant people, events, or changes
a)
Era
b)
Adobe
c)
Territory
d)
Absolute chronology
23.
buildings made of adobe bricks, some are 2 or 3 stories tall, that Indians who lived in the desert built and lived in 
a)
pueblos
b)
tipis
c)
huts
d)
wigwams
24.
What year did Pineda and Cortes achieve their fame?
a)
1492
b)
1519
c)
1540
d)
1776
25.
Spanish soldiers and adventurers in search of gold, glory, and land
a)
mustangers
b)
conquistadores
c)
rangers
d)
berets
26.
What are the goals of spanish exploration
a)
Gold
b)
God
c)
Glory
d)
All the above
27.
What was the name of the Spanish empire in the Americas?​
a)
Tenochtitlán
b)
Mexico
c)
Texas
d)
New Spain
28.
What was the purpose of exploring the Americas in the 16th - 17th centuries?
a)
To establish peace with Native Americans
b)
To gain great wealth, prestige, & spread the Christian religion
c)
To bring new technology to the Natives
d)
To bring new diseases to the Americas
29.
What country funded the expedition of Christopher Columbus?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
United States
30.
*French explorer
*Established Fort St. Louis
*Killed by his own men
Which European explorer is described above?
a)
Cabeza de Vaca
b)
Coronado
c)
La Salle
d)
Moscoso
31.
The missions founded in Texas during the 1700’s are evidence of the cultural influence of the 
a)
Spanish
b)
African Americans
c)
French Canadians
d)
Chinese
32.
God, Gold & Glory were:
a)
A Spanish rock band
b)
Reasons for Spanish Exploration
c)
Causes of natural disasters
d)
Three rivers in Canada
33.
What happened in 1685?
a)
Ft. St. Louis is established
b)
Cortes conquers the Aztecs
c)
Pineda maps the Texas coast?
d)
Columbus discovered the New World
34.
A period of time marked by significant people, events, or changes
a)
Era
b)
Adobe
c)
Territory
d)
Absolute chronology
35.
Which natural region of Texas has the lowest elevation?
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
Great Plains
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Coastal Plains
36.
The era of Texas History when the Spanish from Europe came here looking for God, gold, and glory:
a)
Age of Contact
b)
Natural Texas and Its People
c)
Spanish Colonial 
d)
Mexican National
37.
The era of Texas History when the Spanish from Europe came here looking for God, gold, and glory:
a)
Age of Contact
b)
Natural Texas and Its People
c)
Spanish Colonial 
d)
Mexican National
38.
The era of Texas History when the Spanish from Europe came here looking for God, gold, and glory:
a)
Age of Contact
b)
Natural Texas and Its People
c)
Spanish Colonial 
d)
Mexican National
39.
The era of Texas History when only the Native Americans were living here and the Europeans HAD NOT come here yet:
a)
Natural Texas and Its People
b)
Age of Contact
c)
Spanish Colonial
d)
Mexican National
40.
The era of Texas History when only the Native Americans were living here and the Europeans HAD NOT come here yet:
a)
Natural Texas and Its People
b)
Age of Contact
c)
Spanish Colonial
d)
Mexican National
41.
Made the first decent map of the Gulf Coast (including Texas portion of coast of Gulf of Mexico)...
a)
Pineda
b)
Columbus
c)
Cortes
d)
Coronado
42.
He came looking for a city of gold/Cibola, but found "nothing of value" which made Spain stop sending more explorers....
a)
Coronado
b)
Columbus
c)
Cortes
d)
Pineda
43.
In TODAL, "O" stands for _____________ or the compass rose.
a)
oriental
b)
orientation 
c)
oranges
d)
original
44.
In TODAL, the D stands for the ____________ that you or the author made the map. 
a)
date
b)
details
c)
data
d)
degree of difficulty
45.
people who were already living in the areas that the Europeans "discovered" or another word for indigenous 
a)
natives
b)
explorers
c)
conquistadors
d)
mastadons
46.
Which tribes relied almost entirely on the bison or buffalo for survival
a)
Plains tribes
b)
Southeastern/Woodland tribes
c)
Western Gulf Coast tribes
d)
Pueblo tribes
47.

A spanish soldier-explorer who sought personal riches and power, as well as wealth and glory for Spain, in the conquest of the Americas.

a)

Conquistador

b)

Viceroy

c)

Province

d)

Navigate

48.

Why was Alvarez de Piñeda's expedition an important event in the history of Texas?

a)

He introduced Catholicism to present-day Texas

b)

He was the first European to settle in present-day Texas

c)

He was the first European to discover present-day Texas

d)

He claimed territory for Spain that included present-day Texas

49.

Which of the following countries threatened Spain's control of the boarderlands?

a)

United States

b)

England

c)

Germany

d)

France

50.

The first nation's flag to fly over Texas was....

a)

United States

b)

French

c)

Texas

d)

Spanish

51.

Coronado led the large scale expedition in the areas of Texas and new Mexico while searching for what?

a)

Wichita and Tigues, the Aztec cities fabled to be rich with Gold

b)

Cibola and Quivira, the largest of the seven cities of Gold

c)

Galveston and Matagorda, the places rumored to be best suited for natural ports and waterways

d)

Tenochtitlan and Mexico City, to take it over from Hernan Cortez, and control the massive wealth he controlled there

52.

How is Houston different than El Paso

a)

Coastal Plains ( Houston) has more population and more rainfall than El Paso ( Mountains and Basins)

b)

Coastal Plains ( Houston) has more higher elevation than El Paso ( Mountains and Basins)

c)

Great Plains ( Houston) has more hills and piney woods than El Paso ( North Central Plains)

d)

Houston ( Coastal Plains) is more hot and dry than El Paso ( Mountains and Basins)

53.

How is Houston different than El Paso

a)

Coastal Plains ( Houston) has more population and more rainfall than El Paso ( Mountains and Basins)

b)

Coastal Plains ( Houston) has more higher elevation than El Paso ( Mountains and Basins)

c)

Great Plains ( Houston) has more hills and piney woods than El Paso ( North Central Plains)

d)

Houston ( Coastal Plains) is more hot and dry than El Paso ( Mountains and Basins)

54.

Farmers ( Native American Cultures) lived more _________ lifestyles

a)

Sedentary- Permanent and not moving place to palce

b)

Nomadic- Move from place to place constantly

c)

Boring- No video games for the little ones

d)

Contoversial- More battles all the time

55.

Farmers ( Native American Cultures) lived more _________ lifestyles

a)

Sedentary- Permanent and not moving place to palce

b)

Nomadic- Move from place to place constantly

c)

Boring- No video games for the little ones

d)

Contoversial- More battles all the time

56.

El Paso, Amarillo, San Antonio are all cities that have a _________ Influence

a)

French

b)

Mexican

c)

Spanish

d)

Anglo

57.

El Paso, Amarillo, San Antonio are all cities that have a _________ Influence

a)

French

b)

Mexican

c)

Spanish

d)

Anglo

58.

Age of Contact was the era where __________ and ___________ met for the first time.

a)

Europeans and Native Americans

b)

Asians and Europeans

c)

Mexicans and English

d)

Aliens and Humans

59.

Age of Contact was the era where __________ and ___________ met for the first time.

a)

Europeans and Native Americans

b)

Asians and Europeans

c)

Mexicans and English

d)

Aliens and Humans

60.

Which Region of Texas has the highest population of people?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Mountains and Basins

61.

You have the right to pursue happiness. You have the right to free speech, you have the right to own a house. These are all examples of what

a)

Individual Rights

b)

Limited Government

c)

Popular Sovereignty

d)

Republicanism

62.

You have the right to pursue happiness. You have the right to free speech, you have the right to own a house. These are all examples of what

a)

Individual Rights

b)

Limited Government

c)

Popular Sovereignty

d)

Republicanism

63.

Which region is the hottest and dryest, almost like a desert?

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Plains Plains

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