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WorksheetsEuropean Arrival Part 2
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 16mins
Who were the FIRST Europeans to settle in Texas?
French
Spanish
English
Norwegian
Which European explorer/nobleman built Ft. Saint Louis?
Which of the following describes Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca's journey?
He conquered the Aztec empire, which increased the wealth and power of Spain, and became known as a doctor.
He and his crew were the THIRD Europeans to see the Texas coast.
He ended up in Texas while searching for the Mississippi River.
He was stranded in Texas; however, he became known as a "healer" among the Texas natives; he wrote stories about his life.
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.
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.
He was stranded in Texas; however, he became known as a "healer" .
He reached the Bahamas near North America.
Which picture represent the French's primary motive to explore Texas and other parts of the New World.
This country had a brief (shortest amount of years) claim in Texas that ended in death for most of the settlers and their leader.
Spain
France
Mexico
Alvar Cabeza de Vaca was an explorer for the country of _________________.
Mexico
Spain
France
Portugal
Where did Cabeza de Vaca get shipwrecked?
Mexico City, Mexico
Spain
Galveston Island, Texas
Tampa, Florida
What did the Spanish try to do to the Natives they met?
tried to eat all their food and clothes
tried to convert them to Catholicism (Christianity) and took them to missions buildings
tried to steal their canoes and sail back home
tried to make them believe that they could live a better life in missions
Mining for precious metals and trading fur
God
Gold
Glory
Converting native people
God
Gold
Glory
The French came to America with what purpose?
to make money using the fur trade
for spread their religion God
to sail around the land
to spread diseases
Which of the following explains why the French had a friendlier relationship with the native Americans?
They needed them for slaves.
They needed them for sailing along the rivers.
They needed them for trading and translating the native languages.
They did not need them because they tried to convert them to Christianity.
