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WorksheetsAge of Exploration
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 2hrs 48mins
This famous Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec civilization.
Francisco Pizarro
Hernan Cortez
Amerigo Vespucci
Christopher Columbus
This Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca civilization.
Francisco de Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Franz Ferdinand
Francisco Pizarro
What is the Columbian Exhange?
Exchange of ideas between America and Europe
Exchange of different plants, animals, diseases and foods between the New and Old World.
Exchange of disease between colonists and Native Americans.
Exchange of money between the Wergild and Ordeal
Diseases like smallpox had a negative impact on Native American populations.
True
False
The Voyages of Columbus p.30
Which country agreed to finance Christopher Columbus' voyage to Asia?
Portugal
England
France
Spain
This country wanted to spread Christianity to the Americas.
Spain
China
France
England
This name given by Christopher Columbus to
an island in what is now the Bahamas.pg.36
El Salvador
Bermuda
San Salvador
San Antonio
This explorer was the first to map the Texas coastline.
Pineda
Moscoso
Coronado
Narvaez
This person told officials in Mexico City about seeing a thick, black goo oozing from the ground in Texas. pg.37
Luis de Moscoso
Fray Marcos de Niza
Hernando de Soto
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
The Spanish gave the name ____________ to the legendary seven cities of gold
Zuni
Quivira
Cibola
Llano Estacado
The Turk told Coronado about ______________, a region where the cities were said to be full of gold. pg37
Cibola
Quivira
Texas
Zuni
Why did the Spanish lose interest in northern New Spain?
Too much gold, silver and treasure
No gold, silver and treasure
Too much oil
Not enough oil
What did the Spanish bring with them that killed many Americans Natives
Other Native Americans
Diseases
Animals
livestock
Which explorer was once shipwrecked on the coast of Texas?
Cabeza de Vaca
Alvarez de Piñeda
Juan de Oñate
Porfirio Diaz
Which conquistador was the first to explore the Texas Panhandle and his men were the first to see the Grand Canyon?
Coronado
Pineda
Cabeza de Vaca
La Salle
Which explorer sailed under the French flag? pg.37
La Salle
Coronado
Cabeza de Vaca
Columbus
Who explored the Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico to establish a French colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River?
La Salle
Coronado
Pineda
Columbus
What are some of the different things that were introduced from the Old World to the New World?
Disease
Guns/Weapons/Cannons
Horses
Tobacco
What affect did La Salle's exploration of Texas have on the Spanish?
It caused the Spanish to abandon settlements in Texas
It shifted Spanish interest from Western Texas to eastern Texas
It began a war between Spain and France
It caused Native Americans turned against Spanish explorers
Cabeza de Vaca shipwrecked near Galveston and was taken in by the Karankawas in 1528. How did this disaster turn out to be a positive?
search for the Seven Cities of Cibola
granted the land of Florida by the king of Spain
visted Cuba and an insland the Spaniards named La Espanola
became the first European to to explore the interior of Texas
Which region would i find the Palo Duro Canyon?
Coastal Plains
Mountains and Basins
Great Plains
Central Plains
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.
Which area was explored and colonized by Spain?
Yellow area
Pink area
Orange area
Gray area
Which economic reason led to French exploration of North America?
Find gold and riches
Fur trade
Enslave the Indians
Convert the Native Americans
Which country sponsored Christopher Columbu's voyage to America?
Spain
France
England
Portugal
What did René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle do in the New World?
He founded Hispaniola and started what we know as the Columbian Exchange.
He searched for the 7 Cities of Gold and found 2.
He explored the Grand Canyon and the Southwest of the United States.
He explored the Mississippi River and established a colony in Texas.
This explorer made it to Florida but didn't make it to Isla Malhado with Esteban and Cabeza de Vaca.
Coronado
Colon
Pizarro
Narvaez
What was the capital of the Aztec Empire led by Montezuma?
Tenochtitlan
Quivira
Tiguez
Cibola
Coronado's expedition setout to find Cibola but instead they found
The Grand Canyon
Palo Duro Canyon
The Zuni Tribe
Gold in California
Juan de Onate established
Fort Saint Louis
El Paso del Norte
the new capital of New Spain, Mexico City
Quivira
Found the Mississippi River for Spain
Hernando de Soto
Juan de Onate
La Salle
Moscoso
Which explorer documented about the plants, animals and hinted at the possibility of golden cities.
La Salle
Pineda
Fray Marcos
Cabeza de Vaca
What number is Coronado's route?
1
2
3
5
What is the route number for Moscoso?
1
2
3
4
Friar who claimed to have sighted the legendary “Seven Golden Cities of Cibola” in what is now western New Mexico.
Coronado
Frair de Soto
Fray Marcos
Estaban
What number is Pineda's route?
1
2
3
5
What number is Onate's route?
2
3
4
5
