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Unit 1 Regions, Native Americans, European Explorers

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The transfer of food, goods, and ideas between the Native tribes and the European continent was known as the:

a)

Columbian Triangular Trade

b)

Central American Market

c)

Columbian Exchange

d)

Conquistador Challenge

2.

. “After four days’ Journey, they came to a river with a large, deep current…. And they named this the Cicuye (Pecos) River. They had seen the cows for two days. These folks live in tents made of the tanned skins of the cows. They travel around near the cows, killing them for food….”


Which statement most accurately describes the lifestyle of the Indians that are described in this passage?

a)

Plains Indians are nomadic because they follow their primary food source

b)

Sedentary tribes that use fish as their main food source

c)

Pueblo Indians that use crop rotation as their main food supply

d)

Plains Indians that are very war like

3.

Which part of contact with Europeans was most destructive to Indian populations?

a)

diseases

b)

Catholicism

c)

horses

d)

weapons

4.

Which of the following countries threatened Spain’s control of the borderlands?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

England

d)

United States

5.

Cabeza de Vaca

Coronado

DeSoto


Based on your prior knowledge, what do the names above have in common?

a)

European Explorers Who Traveled to North America

b)

European Explorers Who Heard of the Cities of Gold

c)

Spanish Explorers Who Were Shipwrecked

d)

Spanish Explorers Who Discovered the Mississippi River

6.

The main motivations for Spanish exploration in the New World were:

a)

to discover riches, to conquer new people groups and enslave them.

b)

to discover adventure, to cure disease, and to find personal glory

c)

To discover new riches, to spread their religion, and personal glory.

d)

to spread their religion, to escape the oppression of their home government, and to own their own businesses.

7.

A Spanish soldier-explorer who sought personal riches and power, as well as wealth and glory for Spain, in the conquest for the Americas

a)

conquistador

b)

missionary

c)

representative

d)

privateer

8.

Im considered the first explorer of Texas:

a)

Pineda

b)

Cabeza De Vaca

c)

Columbus

d)

Cortes

9.
In what geographic region would you find adobes and pueblos?
a)

Mountains and Basins

b)
Great Plains
c)

Gulf Coastal Plains

d)

North Central Plains

10.

Which tribe was known for being fierce warriors and had the most land compared to other tribes?

a)

Apache

b)

Kiawo

c)

Comanche

d)

Tonkawa

11.

True or False: tribes from different Texas regions had different resources and climates, making their tribes very different from one another.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

How many Texas Regions are there?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

13.

Name the geographic region highlighted on the map. 

a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
14.

Which Texas geographic region is the largest?

a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
Coastal Plains
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Great Plains
15.
What are regions?
a)
Bodies of water
b)
Areas of land with physical features that set them apart from other areas of land
c)
A group of people with a shared set of beliefs, goals and religious customs.
d)
People who study the past.
16.

Match the following region with the corresponding number: Mountains and Basins

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

17.

Match the following region with the corresponding number: Great Plains

a)

1

b)

3

c)

2

d)

4

18.

Match the following region with the corresponding number: North Central Plains

a)

3

b)

1

c)

4

d)

2

19.

What does the excerpt explain about the Puebloan culture in Texas?

a)

People of the Puebloan culture lived in adobe houses because wood was scarce.

b)

People of the Puebloan culture lived in nomadic camps.

c)

People of the Puebloan culture were scattered throughout Texas.

d)

People of the Puebloan culture lived where there were few animas to hunt.

20.

Based on the excerpt, how did the area's Native Americans use Palo Duro Canyon?

a)

Shelter from storms.

b)

Protection from flooding.

c)

Escape from the steep Caprock Escarpment.

d)

Learning new farming methods.

21.

In which region of Texas did the Karankawa live?

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

22.

In which region of Texas did the Jumano live?

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Coastall Plains

23.

What is it called when a ship’s crew rebels against the captain?

a)

massacre

b)

war

c)

mutiny

d)

battle

24.
What year did Pineda map the Texas coast?
a)
1519
b)
1607
c)
1658
d)
1718
25.
Most cities in Texas reflect with what cultural heritage?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
Portugal
26.
Which of the following describes Cortes' expedition? 
a)

n 1492, he reached the Bahamas near North America, s. 

b)

In 1519, he and his crew were the FIRST Europeans to see the Texas coast . 

c)
In 1519, he conquered the Aztec empire, which increased the wealth and power of Spain, and established Mexico City. 
d)

In 1527, he was stranded in Texas; however, he became known as a "healer"

27.
Which of the following describes Pineda's expedition? 
a)
In 1519, he conquered the Aztec empire, which increased the wealth and power of Spain, and established Mexico City. 
b)

In 1519, he and his crew were the FIRST Europeans to see the Texas coast  

c)

He ended up in Texas while searching for the Mississippi River. He established a settlement in Texas;

d)

In 1492, he reached the Bahamas near North America, enslaved the Tainos for profit 

28.
Which of the following describes Cabeza de Vaca's journey? 
a)

In 1519, he conquered the Aztec empire, which increased the wealth and power of Spain,

b)

In 1519, he and his crew were the FIRST Europeans to see the Texas coast t. 

c)

He ended up in Texas while searching for the Mississippi River.. 

d)

In 1527, he was stranded in Texas; however, he became known as a "healer" among the Texas Indians. wrote stories

29.
Which of the following describes La Salle's expedition? 
a)

In 1519, he and his crew were the FIRST Europeans to see the Texas coast . 

b)

He ended up in Texas while searching for the Mississippi River. He established a settlement in Texas; Even though it failed, it gave France a claim to Texas. 

c)

In 1527, he was stranded in Texas; however, he became known as a "healer" . 

d)

In 1492, he reached the Bahamas near North America.

30.
What is the Age of Contact Era in Texas?
a)
When France claimed Texas.
b)
When Spain claimed Texas. 
c)
When the Native Americans claimed Texas.
d)
When the Spanish and French explorers both claimed Texas.
31.

Which are true statements about Cabeza de Vaca?

a)

made first map of Texas

b)

first European to travel across Texas

c)

killed all of the Indians and took control of Texas

d)

wrote book about mythical golden cities in Texas

32.

Which are true statements about Estevanico?

a)

first African to visit Texas

b)

learned to speak multiple Indian languages

c)

found the 7 Cities of Cibola

d)

killed by his friends during a mutiny

33.

Which are true statements about LaSalle?

a)

built a fort by the Mississippi River

b)

killed in a mutiny by his own men

c)

made Spain jealous after coming to Texas

d)

built many new cities in all regions of Texas

34.

Which are true statements about Fort St. Louis?

a)

French fort built by LaSalle

b)

in Texas near Matagorda Bay

c)

successful colony that lasted for many years

d)

built by the Spanish near Mississippi River

e)

destroyed by Indians

35.

What year did Christopher Columbus land in Caribbean Islands?

a)

1492

b)

1519

c)

1521

d)

1536

36.

Cabeza de Vaca and his men were from ________________.

a)

Florida

b)

Mexico

c)

Spain

d)

Cuba

37.

Which explorer sailed under the French flag?

a)

La Salle

b)

Coronado

c)

Cabeza de Vaca

d)

Columbus

38.

What region of Texas do you travel to if you want to go camping in Big Bend National Park?

a)

Coastal

b)

Mountain and Basins

c)

Central

d)

High Plains

39.

The mountains and basins is the highest in elevation, very dry with deep canyons.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

You will move from low to high elevations when traveling east to west across Texas.

a)

True

b)

False

41.
What river forms the boundary between Texas and Mexico?
a)
Red River
b)
Rio Grande River
c)
Lake Travis
d)
Colorado River
42.

When you move west, your elevation and rainfall will...

a)

Elevation will go up, rainfall will go down

b)

Elevation will go down, rainfall will go down

c)

Elevation will go up, rainfall will go up

d)

Elevation will stay the same, rainfall will go up

43.
People who travel from place to place and have no permanent homes.
a)
Wanderers
b)
Nomads
c)
Buffalo Hunters
d)
Zombies
44.
People who hunt animals and use every part of it (food, clothing, jewelry, etc) and gathers vegetation(plants).
a)
Hunters
b)
Hunters and Gatherers
c)
Bush People
d)
Gatherers
45.

building material made of dried clay and mud...

a)

Adobe

b)

Tepee

c)

Wigwam

d)

Beehive

46.

Which of the following tribes were nomadic?

a)

Karankawa

b)

Caddo

c)

Jumano

d)

Apache

e)

Comanche

47.

Which of the following tribes were sedentary?

a)

Karankawa

b)

Caddo

c)

Jumano

d)

Apache

e)

Comanche

48.

Which of the following tribes built wigwams for their shelter?

a)

Karankawa

b)

Jumano

c)

Apache

d)

Caddo

49.

Which tribe had canoes as part of their adaptations to their environment?

a)

Karankawa

b)

Caddo

c)

Jumano

d)

Comanche

50.

Which tribe used irrigation as an adaptation for farming in their region?

a)

Jumano

b)

Caddo

c)

Comanche

d)

Karankawa

51.

Which tribes used tepees as their shelter?

a)

Comanche

b)

Apache

c)

Karankawa

d)

Caddo

52.

Which tribe lived in the Pueblo Cultural Region of TX?

a)

Jumano

b)

Karankawa

c)

Caddo

d)

Apache

e)

Comanche

53.

Which tribes lived in the Plains Cultural Region of TX?

a)

Apache

b)

Comanche

c)

Jumano

d)

Caddo

e)

Karankawa

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