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Texas Explorers

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which explorer was trying to take control of the Mississippi river?

a)

Pineda

b)

Coronado

c)

La Salle

d)

Cabeza De Vaca

2.
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
3.

What year did Christopher Columbus land in Caribbean Islands?

a)

1492

b)

1519

c)

1521

d)

1536

4.

His mission to find gold in Texas failed

a)

Cortes

b)

Pineda

c)

Cabeza de Vaca

d)

Coronado

5.

Which of the following explorers Never came to Texas:

a)

Pineada

b)

De Vaca

c)

La Salle

d)

Columbus

6.

I established Fort St. Louis after not finding the Mississippi River:

a)

La Salle

b)

Cornado

c)

Onate

d)

Moscoso

7.
I discovered the New World in 1492?
a)
Columbus
b)
Cabeza de Vaca
c)
Pineda
d)
De Soto
8.

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

a)

conquistador

b)

missionary

c)

representative

d)

privateer

9.
Columbus made a total of ____ journeys. 
a)
10
b)
14
c)
2
d)
4
10.

Why did Columbus call the Taino natives Indians?

a)

Because they asked him to

b)

Because Columbus thought he had landed in the West India.

c)

Because he liked the name Indians.

d)

Because he did not understand what they were trying to say.

11.
Columbus was sponsored by ___________________________________.
a)
The King and Queen of Spain
b)
President Obama
c)
The King of England 
d)
Queen Elizabeth 
12.

What ocean did Columbus cross?

a)

Indian

b)

Arctic

c)

Atlantic

d)

Southern

13.

Columbus's ships were named the _____________________.

a)

Ninta, Pinta, Santa Maritha

b)

Nine, Pine, and Mine

c)

Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria

d)

Ninia, Pinia, Santa Mine

14.

Cabeza de Vaca and his men were from ________________.

a)

Florida

b)

Mexico

c)

Spain

d)

Cuba

15.

How many years was Cabeza de Vaca a slave of the Native Americans?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

16.

¿En qué país nació Cabeza de Vaca?

a)

Portugal

b)

España

c)

Italia

d)

Inglaterra

17.

Which explorer sailed under the French flag?

a)

La Salle

b)

Coronado

c)

Cabeza de Vaca

d)

Columbus

18.

Where did Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca get shipwrecked in and captured by the Karankawas?

a)

Grapevine

b)

Spain

c)

Florida

d)

Galveston

19.

What year did frenchman Robert de La Salle land in Matagorda Bay instead of the Mississippi River?

a)

1521

b)

1536

c)

1540

d)

1685

20.

What was the name of La Salle's Ship ?

a)

Le Belle

b)

Le Hermosa

c)

Le Pepa

d)

Le Beila