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WorksheetsExplorers Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
What was the importance of Alonso Álvarez de Pineda's exploration of the Texas coast in 1519?
His exploration included the first group of Europeans to enter what is now Texas.
His journey inspired conquistadores to explore what is now Texas.
He was the first European to explore and map what is now the Texas coastline.
He led explorers to an island near present-day Galveston
Near which present-day Texas city did Cabeza de Vaca's raft wash ashore?
El Paso
San Angelo
Corpus Christi
Galveston
Which conquistador is responsible for leveling Tenochtitlan, building Mexico City, and ending the Aztec Empire?
Hernan Cortes
Cabeza de Vaca
La Salle
Pineda
Based on the map, how did Spain respond to French interest in extending their lands past the Mississippi River Valley
by controlling the Gulf of Mexico with missions along the coast
by establishing missions in East Texas
by building missions in Louisiana's western side
by starting missions closer to the Rio Grande
Exploration of Texas and the United States was called the "Age of Contact" because
Explorers from Europe journeyed through America after accidentally discovering it
Pineda mapped the Texas Coastline
France and Spain competed for Territory in East Texas
all of these answers are correct
Which of these were reasons for European exploration?
European rulers wanted to claim land for their country
Religious leaders wanted to convert native peoples
European merchants sought wealth from trade
All of the above
Europeans search for riches in the new world led to the Spanish coming to America and conquistadores exploring Texas.
False
True
Soldier explorers, called conquistadores, helped to conquer and settle lands claimed by Spain in the Americas.
True
False
Who helped the survivors of Pánfilo de Narváez's expedition after they were stranded on an island?
Pineda
the Karankawa
the Zuni
Cabeza de Vaca
Spanish explorers of Texas spread many diseases that helped many Native Americans.
True
False
