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Early Explorers of Texas

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What source tells you about an event that is from that time?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

2.

What is a source that tells about an event but it is from a time after the event?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

3.

Check the correct items that would be considered a primary source.

a)

Speeches

b)

Textbooks

c)

Diaries

d)

Photographs

e)

Magazines

4.

Cabeza De Vaca was shipwrecked and (a)   by the Native Americans.

5.

La Salle was a _______________ explorer

a)

Spanish

b)

French

6.

* Spread of the Catholic Religion * Great Wealth * Power

What are these items referring to?

a)

Reasons the Indians were so aggressive.

b)

Cultural problems in the Spanish homeland.

c)

Reasons for Spanish exploration.

d)

The reasons for the war for Independence

7.

Who was shipped wrecked and captured by the Native Americans

a)

Coronado

b)

La Salle

c)

Cabeza De Vaca

d)

Cortez

8.

What does EXPLORATION mean?

a)

A journey taken by a group of people.

b)

A Spanish Explorer

c)

A person who travels in search of new resources, build an empire or spread a religion.

d)

Travel undertaken to discover new resources

9.

Of the following, which is Pineda known for?

a)

Conquered the Aztec

b)

Search for new resources

c)

Mapped the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico in 1519

d)

Search 7 cities for Gold

10.

Who conquered the Aztec empire?

a)

La Salle

b)

Pineda

c)

Cortez

d)

Coronado

11.

Which explorer was a shaman (doctor), wrote a book and was a slave to the Native Americans?

a)

Coronado

b)

Cabeza De Vaca

c)

La Salle

d)

Pineda

12.

Which explorer was all about the money (Think gOld cOins)

a)

Coronado

b)

La Salle

c)

Cortez

d)

De Vaca

13.

Which French explorer built Fort Saint Louis om the coast of Texas for France?

a)

La Salle

b)

Coronado

c)

De Vaca

d)

Cortez