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WorksheetsExplorers and Early Colonization
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following Era includes Pineda mapping the coast, Cortes conquering the Aztecs, and the first European to step foot on Texas soil?
Early Statehood (1845-1861)
Age of Contact (1519-1689)
The Land and Its Early People (Prehistory-1519)
Civil Rights and Conservatism (1945-Present Day)
What is significant about the year 1519? (check all that apply)
Onate establishes New Mexico for Spain
Cabeza de Vaca lands in Texas.
Alvarez de Pineda maps the coastline.
Coronado looks for the Seven Cities of Gold.
Cortes conquers the Aztecs.
What were the political, economical, and social reasons for the exploration of Texas by the Spanish and French?
Trade, Tapestry, and Tactics
Wants, Needs, and Wishes
Gold, Glory, and God
Machines, Martyrs, and Mothers
I was captured by the Karankawas and held as a slave before I made my my escape back to Mexico City. I was also believed to the the first person to conduct life saving surgery on a Native. Who am I?
Cabeza De Vaca
Onate
Coronado
Cortes
Which explorer was searching for the mouth of the Mississippi and landed at Matagorda Bay?
Cortes
Cabeza de Vaca
La Salle
Pineda
Francisco Hildago....
contacted French authorities in Louisiana to check East Texas missions
bought Louisiana for Spain
colonized San Antonio
Moved his mission to La Bahia
What were the goals of the Spanish forts and missions?
convert Native Americans to Catholicism.
teach Native Americans to adopt the Spanish way of life
Strengthen Spain's claims on Texas land agianst the French.
all of the above
Which event sequence is correct by date?
Pineda maps Texas coastline, Cabeza de Vaca is enslaved by the Karankawa, La Salle establishes Fort Saint Louis
Cabeza de Vaca is enslaved by the Karankawa, Pineda maps Texas coastline,La Salle establishes Fort Saint Louis
La Salle establishes Fort Saint Louis, Pineda maps Texas coastline, Cabeza de Vaca is enslaved by the Karankawa
Cabeza de Vaca is enslaved by the Karankawa,La Salle establishes Fort Saint Louis, Pineda maps Texas coastline
Which explorer, Spanish or French, had the most impact on Texas becoming what it is today?
