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2.II The Spanish Borderlands

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is defined as "The far edges of Spain's North American empire. Conquistadors pushed into here looking for more riches"?

a)

Spanish Borderlands

b)

7 Cities of Cibola

c)

Presidios

d)

Missionaries

2.

Who was the conquistador who led one of the first trips into North America?

a)

Juan Ponce De Leon

b)

Marcos de Niza

c)

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

d)

Juan de Onate

3.

What is defined as "an old European myth of 7 extremely rich cities, Spaniards thought they were in North America"?

a)

Spanish Borderlands

b)

7 Cities of Cibola

c)

Missions

d)

Presidios

4.

Who was the Spanish priest that claimed to find the golden city in New Mexico?

a)

Juan Ponce de Leon

b)

Marcos de Niza

c)

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

d)

Juan de Onate

5.

Who set out in 1540 from Mexico City with de Niza and a large expedition to find the gold cities?

a)

Juan Ponce de Leon

b)

Marcos de Niza

c)

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

d)

St. Augustine

6.

What is defined as "walled forts where soldiers lived to protect the land from other Europeans"?

a)

Presidios

b)

Missions

c)

Pueblos

d)

Spanish Borderlands

7.

Who was the Spanish Naval officer that built St. Augustine fort in Florida to protect from the French and English?

a)

Pedro Menendez de Aviles

b)

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

c)

Juan Ponce de Leon

d)

Marcos de Niza

8.

What is defined as "Religious people who converted others to their religion"?

a)

Missionaries

b)

Colonize

c)

Presidios

d)

Kanye West

9.

What is defined as "settlements where missionaries preached and taught Native Americans"?

a)

Presidios

b)

Missions

c)

7 Cities of Cibola

d)

Mega-churches

10.

Who led the settlement of New Mexico, bringing 400+ soldiers and 7,000+ animals in 1598?

a)

Juan de Onate

b)

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

c)

Giannis Antetokuompo

d)

Marcos de Niza

11.

What is defined as "fighting back"?

a)

Revolting

b)

Missions

c)

Presidios

d)

Being a Willie Brown 8th grader

12.

How did Juan Ponce de Leon die?

a)

From old age

b)

From eating too many double-doubles

c)

From a poisoned arrow to the stomach

d)

From marching too many miles

13.

How far did the Coronado Expedition travel?

a)

7,000+ mi

b)

5 mi

c)

30 lightyears

d)

7,000 ft

14.

Who landed in Florida in April 1513?

a)

Ponce de Leon

b)

Coronado

c)

de Niza

d)

de Aviles

15.

What is true about Ponce de Leon's time in Florida?

a)

He first landed there in 1513

b)

He came back 8 years after his first landing

c)

He brought 200+ soldiers with him

d)

He wanted to colonize the territory

e)

He encountered the first "Florida Man"

16.

What is defined as "setting up a settlement/territory in a new land governed by a different country"?

a)

Colonize

b)

Presidio

c)

Revolt

d)

White Peopling

17.

How far did Spaniards search for the 7 Cities of Cibola?

a)

From Florida to Texas

b)

From Canada to Russia

c)

From Narnia to Hogwarts

d)

From China to Egypt

18.

How many types of settlements did Spaniards make in their borderlands?

a)

3

b)

21

c)

None

d)

Huh?

19.

What is true about St. Augustine?

a)

Built by Pedro Menendez de Aviles

b)

Meant to protect from French and English

c)

Oldest permanent settlement in the U.S.

d)

Founded in 1565

e)

Has the world's largest supply of cheese and cheese-related products

20.

What is true regarding missions?

a)

Missionaries taught here

b)

Missionaries preached here

c)

They grew food here

d)

They produced goods here

e)

They were nothing but positive for Native Americans

21.

How did Pueblos first treat Spaniards?

a)

They welcomed them

b)

They killed them on sight

c)

They traded recipes with them

d)

They played 21 together

22.

How did the Spaniards treat the Pueblos?

a)

They enslaved them

b)

They whipped their religious leaders

c)

They repaid their kindness with more kindness

d)

They made them rich

23.

What were the pro's of Spaniards coming to America?

a)

New tools

b)

New foods

c)

Raising sheep

d)

Pueblos taught Spaniards new food techniques

e)

Smallpox

24.

How many pueblos existed pre-Coronado?

a)

100+

b)

19

c)

7,000+

d)

2.4

25.

How many pueblos existed after Coronado? (1700 ad)

a)

19

b)

100+

c)

5,098,332

d)

0

26.

What's true about the Spaniards' interaction with the Pueblos?

a)

The Spaniards were driven out for 12 years

b)

By the 1600's and 1700's they spread their language, religion, and culture to the Southwest

c)

They interacted peaceably for all time

d)

They gave them all Wing Stop 10 pc combos