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Unit 2 - Cultures Collide

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did Spain send explorers into Texas?

a)

Gold

b)

Glory

c)

Geology

d)

God

2.

The era when Native Americans and Europeans came into contact and interacted with each other was know as...

a)

Spanish Colonial

b)

Age of Contact

c)

Native Texas and its People

d)

Mexican National

3.

When La Salle was killed by his own men, La Salle's men performed...

a)

tejano

b)

mestizo

c)

colonization

d)

mutiny

4.

A Spanish soldier who conquered new lands for Spain was called a(n)

a)

Conquistador

b)

Mestizo

c)

Tejano

d)

Colonizer

5.

What year did Pineda map the coastline of Texas?

a)

1561

b)

1519

c)

1718

d)

1775

6.

What was the name of La Salle's settlement in Texas?

a)

New France

b)

Mississippi

c)

Louisiana

d)

Fort Saint Louis

7.

What was a presidio?

a)

Spanish Fort

b)

Where natives would learn Spanish culture

c)

The homes of the Caddo tribe

d)

Santa's workshop in Spain

8.

What was the main purpose of a Spanish mission?

a)

Keep the French out of Texas

b)

Study the vegetation and animals in Texas

c)

Convert Native Americans to Christianity

d)

To export horses and cattle to Texas

9.

What was the main reason for the reestablishment of efforts to settle Texas in the late 1600s?

a)

To keep out the French

b)

To teach the Native Americans Christianity

c)

To study the soil and vegetation in Texas

d)

To import cattle and horses to the region

10.

What was included in Cabeza de Vaca's book?

a)

Information on Native Americans in Texas

b)

Information on land, plants, and animals in Texas

c)

Information on the 7 cities of Cibola

d)

Information on France planning to invade Texas

11.

Cabeza de Vaca's book, Relacion, did what for Texas?

a)

Caused the settlement of Texas by Spain

b)

Scared the French from entering Texas

c)

Turned the Native Americans against the French

d)

Inspired more explorers to come and search for gold

12.

Instead of gold, what were the French after in the "New World"?

a)

Texas

b)

Furs

c)

Diamonds

d)

Silver

13.

When La Salle mistakenly landed in Texas, what was he looking for?

a)

the mouth of the Rio Grande

b)

the mouth of the Mississippi River

c)

the Northwest Passage

d)

A route to India

14.

Father Hidalgo...

a)

asked France to build a mission in East Texas without telling Spain.

b)

Created the first mission in East Texas.

c)

Destroyed the Aztec empire in Mexico.

d)

became the first viceroy in Texas and kept the French from entering Texas.

15.

What two reasons kept Native Americans from joining Spanish missions?

a)

Disinterest

b)

Food

c)

Shelter

d)

Disease

e)

Protection

16.

Was the mission system successful in converting most Native Americans to Christianity?

a)

Yes

b)

No

17.

In what year was San Antonio founded?

a)

1561

b)

1519

c)

1718

d)

1775