WorksheetsExplorers of Texas
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
A Spanish soldier-explorer who sought personal riches and power, as well as wealth and glory for Spain, in the conquest for the Americas
conquistador
missionary
representative
privateer
Which is NOT a part of the 3 G's
God
Guns
Glory
Gold
Which of the following explorers never came to Texas:
Pineda
Cabeza De Vaca
La Salle
Columbus
I established Fort St. Louis after not finding the Mississippi River:
La Salle
Cornado
Onate
Moscoso
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
What was Christopher Columbus looking for when he discovered the New World?
Looking for Cibola
Looking for easy trade routes to India
Looking for Florida
Looking for Mexico
After Columbus, what was the 3 reasons for Exploration?
Gold, Glory, and God
Glory, God, and Goodness
Gold, God, and Greatness
Pineda is known for
Being a medicine man after pulling an arrow out of the chest of a Native.
Defeating the Aztecs and taking their Gold.
Being the first European to explore and map the Texas coast.
What is Cortes known for
Being the first European to explore and map the Texas coast.
Defeating the Aztecs and taking their Gold.
Being a medicine man after pulling an arrow out of the chest of a Native.
Which tribe did Cabeza de Vaca meet with on Galveston Island?
Apache
Caddo
Jumanos
Karankawa
TRUE or FALSE. Coronado found the city of gold and became wealthy and famous.
True
False
TRUE or False. La Salle was a French explorer that accidentally came to Texas.
True
False
Which of the following best describes the defining characteristics of the Age of Contact era in Texas history?
Anglo and Spanish settlers established colonies in Texas.
American Indian tribes were driven out of Texas by French settlers.
Spanish explorers and French explorers both claimed land in Texas.
Spanish colonists abandoned exploration of Texas after not finding any gold.
Lived among the natives and journeyed all over Texas for 8 years
Cortes
Pineda
Cabeza de Vaca
Coronado
Wrote "La Relacion" describing the landscape and natives of Texas
Cortes
Pineda
Cabeza de Vaca
Coronado
Which explorer was the first to make 'first contact' with the Texas Native Americans (Coahelticans and Karankawas)?
Columbus
Cabeza De Vaca
Coronado
Cortez
What was the effect of Cabeza de Vaca’s journey through Texas in 1535–36?
He became very wealthy because of the gold and minerals he found.
He founded the settlement of Galveston.
His stories encouraged other conquistadores to explore Texas.
His expedition discouraged the French from settling Texas.
What was the name of the Spanish empire in the Americas?
Tenochtitlán
Mexico
Texas
New Spain
What place did Coronado reach that he thought must be the city of Cíbola?
the Grand Canyon
a Zuni settlement of mud and stone
a Wichita town of stick houses
Quivira
What was the effect of the establishment of Fort St. Louis on Spain?
Spain joined forces with France.
New Spain fell to the French
Spain abandoned eastern Texas
Spain's interest in Texas grew
What ocean did Columbus cross?
Indian
Arctic
Atlantic
Southern
A newspaper headline reads...Pineda Maps the Coast of Texas! What year did this happen?
1492
1519
1776
2018
