WorksheetsTexas Natives, Explorers, Missions
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 31mins
Karankawas lived by the ocean in southern Texas, used dugout canoes to fish and had moveable homes made of wood or bush, name their culture region
Gulf
Plains
Pueblo
Southeastern
Comanche were nomadic, lived in tepees made of buffalo hide, used horses to hunt buffalo. name their culture region
Gulf
Plains
Pueblo
Southeastern
What influenced the Native people to build the structures they built in the places they build them, and to eat the food they ate?
A ton of birds?
Human Factors
Physical Factors
Both Human and Physical Factors
When did Columbus make his first voyage to the New World?
1492 AD
1492 BC
1606 AD
1606 BC
How many voyages did Columbus make to the New World?
4
2
3
5
1
What came from the New World? (select all that apply)
Maize (Corn)
Potatoes
Tomatoes
Turkeys
Cocoa (Chocolate)
Where was Christopher Columbus born?
Genoa, Italy
Madrid, Spain
Lisbon, Portugal
Havana, Cuba
Mexico City, Mexico
Which of the following is a negative impact that the Columbian Exchange had on the native peoples of the Americas?
The spread of disease killed millions of people.
Agriculture spread to more regions.
The use of the horse caused native peoples to leave.
Native peoples were no longer allowed to use their languages.
Europeans established global trade networks that brought maize to Europe, chili peppers to India, and wheat to the Americas.
In the Age of Exploration (1400-1700), roughly how long did it take to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a sailing ship?
A Month
A Day
A Week
A Year
A Fortnight (Two Weeks, not Fortnite)
What year did Hernan Cortez conquer the Aztecs?
1492
1519
1521
1536
What year did Alonso Alvarez de Pineda map the Texas coastline?
1492
1519
1521
1536
Which Spanish explorer wrote about the mainland of Texas and heard of the cities of gold?
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
Hernan Cortez
Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Which Spanish explorer set out to find Cibola (cities of gold) and was considered a failure for Spain?
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
Hernan Cortez
Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Which of the following explorers was shipwrecked near Galveston while searching for the legendary city of El Dorado?
Franco Coronado
Cabeza de Vaca
Hernan Cortes
Robert La Salle
What was the ;main purpose of the Spanish in exploring America?
They wanted new lands and people to conquer.
Their main reason was to have a new place to live.
Their main reason for exploring was their quest for gold.
Their main reason was to have slaves.
What were the names of some of the first explorers in Texas?
Some of the first explorers were...Pineda, Narvaez, de Vaca, and Coronado
Some of the first explorers were...Columbus, Louis, Clark, LaSalle
Some of the first explorers were...Naves, Pina, la Beca, Colorado
Juan de Oñate brought settlers out west in 1598. Where did they settle?
They settled in Louisiana and Arkansas
They settled in Oklahoma and Texas
They settled in Arizona and New Mexico
They settled in New Mexico and Texas
Who claimed the land along the Mississippi River all the way to the Gulf of Mexico for France and why?
La Salle claimed the land for Spain because he wanted gold.
La Salle claimed the land for France because he was the one that explored and discovered it.
Coronado claimed the land for France because he was French.
De Oñate claimed the land for Mexico because it was already theirs.
Why didn’t La Salle build a settlement at the mouth of the Mississippi River?
La Salle convinced the French to let him stay in Texas.
La Salle wanted to be king of the new world.
La Salle made a mistake and ended up heading towards the coast of Texas rather than Mississippi.
La Salle liked Texas better than Mississippi.
What happened when La Salle tried to return to Fort St. Louis with more people. Why was his return met with disaster.
The natives had already taken over the settlement.
The Mexican Army had taken over the settlement.
La Salle, his crew and the new settlers were shipwrecked in Matagorda Bay, causing great hardship on his return.
The Texans had claimed the new settlement.
What eventually happened to the settlement at Fort St. Louis?
The settlers surrendered and joined the Mexican Army.
The settlers died and no one knows what happened to the fort.
The settlers died and the fort was destroyed by a powerful hurricane.
The settlers ran out of food and many died. Also, the Karankawa Indians attacked the remaining settlers and destroyed the fort.
Why were the Spanish so upset at finding out the French had settled in Texas?
The Spanish were afraid that the French would claim Texas.
The Spanish were afraid that the French would try to introduce their language in the territories.
The Spanish were afraid that the French would sell their territory to the British.
The Spanish were afraid that the French would invade further south.
How did this Texas mission show the way Texans adapted to their environment?
It is hurricane proof
The porch is facing North
It had a front porch.
It was made from resources in the area.
