WorksheetsWeek 10: California Studies Weekly
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Spanish conquistadors were celebrated heroes upon their return to Spain. Why aren’t their conquests celebrated by everyone?
The Spanish conquistadors were Catholic priests that treated American Indians with the respect. Their conquests are not celebrated by everyone because they only helped the American Indians, but not other groups that needed support.
The Spanish conquistadors were brave and strong, and they helped Spain gain many new lands around the globe. However, to conquer the lands, they often took advantage of the American Indians they encountered. They did not treat these people very kindly, often stole from them and even killed them in order to take over the land.
Sebastián Vizcaíno sailed the southern California coast from 1602-1603 and is credited with naming San Diego and other landmarks. He is also remembered for _______________.
producing accurate maps used by sailors for over one hundred years
sailing up the Rio Grande and creating a settlement
visiting Easter Island and conquering the indigenous people
discovering Hawaii and forming alliances with the native tribes
This Spanish soldier discovered California in 1542, while sailing up the coast to find a trading port for ships traveling across the Pacific to Asia. Who was he?
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo
Hernán Cortés
Amerigo Vespucci
Ponce de Leon
Captain James Cook was an English explorer, navigator and mapmaker who ________________________.
found a water passage near the tip of South America to go from the Atlantic to Pacific Oceans
explored many of the Pacific islands, including Hawaii and Easter Island
sailed around the tip of Africa to reach Asia
built his own ships
Hernán Cortés took advantage of the Aztec of Mexico by __________________________.
paying huge amounts of gold to the chief
sneaking in undetected using underwater breathing tools
ambushing them at night while the tribe was asleep
allowing them to mistake him for Quetzalcoatl, a returning god
This man was hired by Russia to explore northern Siberia and discovered a small opening of water between Russian and present-day Alaska.
Who was he?
Vitus Bering
Sir Francis Drake
Captain James Cook
John Cabot
Sir Francis Drake was an English explorer who was the first person to __________________.
sail around the world on his own boat
draft an accurate map of the Pacific Ocean and its islands
sail for the Queen of England
be buried at sea
San Diego was an ideal bay for Cabrillo’s fleet because it _________________________.) (Choose two answers)
protected from violent storms
shallow enough for the men to walk in on footprotected from violent storms
deep enough for large boats
both A and C (deep enough for large boats AND protected from violent storms)
Conquistadors were Spanish soldiers who ____________________________.
settled the land for future countryman
conquered native inhabitants
explored new lands
all of the above
Sir Francis Drake was an English explorer who was quite different from the other explorers in this issue. What made him different from the other explorers you studied this week?
Sir Francis Drake was an English explorer who sailed for the Queen of England. While Drake explored, he would wreak havoc on the Spanish settlements and ships he would encounter. He stole gold, treasures and supplies from the Spanish posts. In Spain’s eye, Drake was not an explorer, but a pirate!
Sir Francis Drake was a Spanish explorer who sailed for the King of Spain. He was different from the other explorers because he gave money to the poor and built homes to Native Americans.
