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European Arrival Part 2

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who were the FIRST Europeans to settle in Texas?

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

English

d)

Norwegian

2.

Which European explorer/nobleman built Ft. Saint Louis?

a)
Cabeza de Vaca
b)
Coronado
c)
Cortes
d)
La Salle
3.

Which of the following describes Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca's journey? 

a)

He conquered the Aztec empire, which increased the wealth and power of Spain, and became known as a doctor.

b)

He and his crew were the THIRD Europeans to see the Texas coast. 

c)

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

d)

He was stranded in Texas; however, he became known as a "healer" among the Texas natives; he wrote stories about his life.

4.
Which of the following describes La Salle's expedition? 
a)

He and his crew were the FIRST Europeans to see the Texas coast. He established a settlement in Texas; Even though it failed, it gave France a claim to Texas.

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)

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

d)

He reached the Bahamas near North America.

5.

Which picture represent the French's primary motive to explore Texas and other parts of the New World.

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

This country had a brief (shortest amount of years) claim in Texas that ended in death for most of the settlers and their leader.

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Mexico

d)
England
7.

Alvar Cabeza de Vaca was an explorer for the country of _________________.

a)

Mexico

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

Portugal

8.

Where did Cabeza de Vaca get shipwrecked?

a)

Mexico City, Mexico

b)

Spain

c)

Galveston Island, Texas

d)

Tampa, Florida

9.

What did the Spanish try to do to the Natives they met?

a)

tried to eat all their food and clothes

b)

tried to convert them to Catholicism (Christianity) and took them to missions buildings

c)

tried to steal their canoes and sail back home

d)

tried to make them believe that they could live a better life in missions

10.
Who were the Spanish trying to spread their religion to?
a)
Native Americans
b)
Explorers
c)
Conquistadors
d)
Friars
11.

Mining for precious metals and trading fur

a)

God

b)

Gold

c)

Glory

12.

Converting native people

a)

God

b)

Gold

c)

Glory

13.

The French came to America with what purpose?

a)

to make money using the fur trade

b)

for spread their religion God

c)

to sail around the land

d)

to spread diseases

14.

Which of the following explains why the French had a friendlier relationship with the native Americans?

a)

They needed them for slaves.

b)

They needed them for sailing along the rivers.

c)

They needed them for trading and translating the native languages.

d)

They did not need them because they tried to convert them to Christianity.