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WCJH Age of Contact Review

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century
a)
Conquistador
b)
Technoctitlan
c)
Caddo
d)
Mission
2.
A journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, scientific research, or war
a)
Primary
b)
Expedition
c)
Nacogdoches
d)
Conquistador
3.
Was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, and ideas between the Americas(New World) and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Mission
c)
Columbian Exchange
d)
Expedition
4.
What explorer conquered the Aztecs?
a)
Hernan Cortez
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
George Washington
d)
De Pineda
5.
Which Explorer sailed for France?
a)
Columbus
b)
Cortez
c)
De Pineda
d)
La Salle
6.
What were the Three G's?
a)
God 
b)
Glory
c)
Cold
d)
All of the Above
7.
In what year did Pineda explore the  Texas coastline?
a)
1492
b)
1942
c)
1519
d)
1542
8.
Who built Fort St. Louis?
a)
La Salle
b)
Pineda
c)
Columbus
d)
Coronado
9.
Which explorer went searching for the "7 cities of gold?"
a)
La Salle
b)
Cortez
c)
Coronado
d)
Cabeza de Vaca
10.
What Era was this Unit?
a)
Age of Contact
b)
Natural Texas and its People
c)
Civil War
d)
Four Regions of Texas
11.
Which explorer never entered Texas?
a)
Coronado
b)
Cortez
c)
de Pineda
d)
de Vaca
12.
La Salle mistakenly landed in Texas when he was seeking the ____________.
a)
Fort St. Louis
b)
Rio Grande
c)
Red River
d)
Mississippi River
13.
Pineda was known for creating a _______, which was the first document of Texas History.
a)
Map of the Gulf Coast
b)
Journal of North American plants and animals
c)
Map of Wisconsin
d)
La Relacion
14.
What happened in 1519?
a)
Pineda sailed along the coastline of Texas, mapping the land and claiming it for the country of Spain
b)
Cortes invaded and conquered the Aztecs, then built Mexico City on the ruins of the Aztec capital
c)
Both Explorers explored in 1519
d)
Neither Explorer explored in 1519
15.
Which explorer in the Age of Contact was successful in their original goal for exploring?
a)
Columbus
b)
Pineda
c)
Cortez
d)
None of them
16.
Which was the first European country to claim lands in the Americas?
a)
Portugal
b)
Spain
c)
Texas
d)
France
17.
The era of Texas History when the Spanish from Europe came here looking for God, gold, and glory:
a)
Age of Contact
b)
Natural Texas and Its People
c)
Spanish Colonial 
d)
Mexican National
18.
Annihilated the Aztec empire....
a)
Cortes
b)
Columbus
c)
Cabeza de Vaca
d)
Pineda
19.
Made the first decent map of the Gulf Coast (including Texas portion of coast of Gulf of Mexico)...
a)
Pineda
b)
Columbus
c)
Cortes
d)
Coronado
20.
He got stranded in Texas and lived among the natives for about 8 years in the 1500's and later wrote the book La Relacion about it...
a)
Cabeza de Vaca
b)
Columbus
c)
Pineda
d)
Cortes
21.
He came looking for a city of gold/Cibola, but found "nothing of value" which made Spain stop sending more explorers....
a)
Coronado
b)
Columbus
c)
Cortes
d)
Pineda
22.

What were the political, social and economic motivations for European exploration of Texas?

a)

God

b)

Glory

c)

Gold

d)

All the above

23.

In Texas History, why is the year 1519 important?

a)

La Salle discovered the American Indian

b)

Coronado made his way through the coastal plains

c)

Pineda mapped the Texas coast

d)

Texas won it's independence

24.

Which explorer is not from Spain?

a)

La Salle

b)

Coronado

c)

Pineda

d)

Narvaez

25.

Who shipwrecked on the Texas coast?

a)

Cabeza de Vaca

b)

Pineda

c)

Coronado

d)

Cortez

26.

After contact, many American Indians began to mysteriously die. What was the cause?

a)

Unknown diseases

b)

Starvation

c)

War with England

d)

War with other tribes

27.

Which explorer discovered the most gold?

a)

La Salle

b)

Coronado

c)

Columbus

d)

No one found gold

28.

Coronado crossed the "sea of grass", which region is this the nickname of?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Coastal Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

The Mountains and Basins

29.

What is someone called that is a Spanish explorer who searched for wealth and land throughout America?

a)

Conqueror

b)

Warrior

c)

Vaquerro

d)

Conquistador

30.

Which of the following came from the Americas to Europe, Africa, and Asia?

a)

Coffee Beans

b)

Honey Bees

c)

Potatoes

d)

Cattle

31.

What were the three reasons for European exploration?

a)

Glory, Gilt, and God

b)

Glory, God, and Grandeur

c)

Greatness, God, and Gilt

d)

Glory, God, and Gold

32.
Spanish explorer ______________________________ spent years wandering around Texas and living with the Karankawa and other Indians.
a)
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
b)
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Luis de Moscoso Alvarado
33.
Spanish explorer who first mapped the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico
a)
Pineda
b)
La Salle
c)
Cortes
d)
Coronado
34.
French explorer who was the first French man to come to Texas. He claimed Texas for France.
a)
Cabeza de Vaca
b)
La Salle
c)
Pineda
d)
Coronado
35.
What is a Spanish soldier/explorer that wanted riches, power, & glory for Spain, in the conquest of the Americas?
a)
Friar
b)
Priest
c)
Conquistador
d)
Karankawa
36.
What was the purpose of exploring the Americas in the 16th - 17th centuries?
a)
To establish peace with Native Americans
b)
To gain great wealth, prestige, & spread the Christian religion
c)
To bring new technology to the Natives
d)
To bring new diseases to the Americas
37.
What Spanish explorer, mapped the Texas coast in 1519?
a)
La Salle
b)
Columbus
c)
Cortes
d)
Pineda
38.
What were the main reasons of European exploration to the Americas?
a)
Help spread diseases to Native Americans
b)
Get rich, spread the Catholic religion, & get fame & glory
c)
Bring new ideas & technology to the Americas
d)
Test new shipping across the Atlantic
39.
What explorer created this map in 1519?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
c)
Panfilo de Narvaez
d)
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
40.
What explorer is associated with building Fort St. Louis on the Texas coast?
a)
La Salle
b)
Coronado
c)
Cortes
d)
Pineda
41.
Which European explorer claimed Louisiana for France?
a)
Cortes
b)
Coronado
c)
Cabeza de Vaca
d)
La Salle
42.
New Spain was located in what is now known as ......
a)
Mexico
b)
Spain
c)
America
d)
France
43.
The 3 G's are .....
a)
God, Gold, Glory
b)
God, Gold, Glue
c)
Glory, Ghost, Gold
d)
Gold, Glory, Ghost
44.
For what achievement is Alonso Alvarez de Pineda known?
a)
introducing horses to North America
b)
creating the first map of the coast of Texas
c)
bringing the potato back to Europe
d)
discovering the Pacific Ocean
45.
What was the biggest reason for Spanish establishing missions in Texas?
a)
To fight chickens
b)
To create ranches
c)
To take over the indian's land
d)
To keep France from claiming Texas land.
46.
What era consist of European explorers coming to the Americas?
a)
Natural Texas & Its People
b)
Age of Contact
c)
Spanish Colonial
d)
Revolution & Republic
47.
Another word for a Spanish priest/minister is
a)
friar
b)
colonist
c)
era
d)
viceroy
48.
What were the reasons for exploration?
a)
Gold, Goods, God
b)
Gold, Gold, Gold
c)
Gold, Glory, God
d)
Gold, Grease, God
49.
Which explorer was the first to make 'first contact' with the Texas Native Americans (Karankawas)?
a)
Columbus
b)
Cabeza De Vaca
c)
Coronado
d)
Cortez
50.
The Spanish wanted Indians to follow what religion?
a)
Baptist Religion
b)
Texan Religion
c)
Puritan Religion
d)
Catholic Religion
51.
The spread of plants, animals, and diseases between Europe and America is....
a)
Aguayo Expedition
b)
Columbian Exchange
c)
Pueblo Revolt
d)
San Francisco de los Tejas
52.
A conquistador is a...
a)
a military settlement
b)
a mayor (leader of a town)
c)
a rebellion
d)
Spanish explorer
53.
Which of the following explorer of Texas was looking for the Mississippi River?
a)
Cabeza de Vaca
b)
Pineda
c)
LaSalle
d)
Coronado
54.
Cortes is most famous for which deed?
a)
conquering the Aztec empire
b)
becoming mayor of a Cuban town
c)
starting construction of Mexico City
d)
becoming friends with native people
55.
The Aztec civilization capital was located in what present day city?
a)
Cuzco
b)
Mexico City
c)
Tenochtitlan
d)
Machu Pichu
56.
The French explorer, La Salle, was a failure.  However, he played an important role in Texas history by...
a)
Motivating the Spanish to settle Texas
b)
Chasing the Spanish out of Texas
c)
Claiming most of Texas for France
d)
Having the funnest name, besides Cabeza de Vaca
57.
What did Coronado hope to find at Cibola and Quivira?
a)
gold
b)
food
c)
oil
d)
friendly Indians
58.
What year did Alonso Alvarez de Pineda map the Texas coastline?
a)
1519
b)
1518
c)
1527
d)
1682
59.
La Salle was from which European country?
a)
Spain
b)
Italy
c)
Portugal
d)
France
60.
Which was not included in the Columbian Exchange?
a)
Money
b)
Plants
c)
Animals
d)
Disease
61.
Which Spanish explorer defeated the Aztec Empire in 1519?
a)
Francisco Coronado
b)
Hernan Cortes
c)
Amerigo Vespucci
d)
Cabeza de Vaca
62.
Which French explorer built a fort in east Texas and was later mutinied by his own men?
a)
Robert La Salle
b)
Luis Cavalier
c)
St. Louis
d)
St. Frances
63.
Who reported the inside of Texas?
a)
Cabeza de Vaca
b)
Pineda
c)
De Leon
d)
Massanet
64.
Who established Ft. St. Louis in 1690?
a)
La Salle
b)
Cabeza de Vaca
c)
Pineda
d)
Cortez
65.
Which of the following best describes the Age of Contact era?
a)
Native American Indian tribes stake claim over Texas
b)
Spanish and French colonists leave America after finding no gold
c)
Spanish and French explorers both claim land in Texas
d)
France pushes Spain out of claiming any Texas land
66.

The three reasons for Spanish Exploration were God, gold, and ____________________

a)

glory

b)

silver

c)

spices

d)

ships

67.

In 1519, ________ mapped the coast of Texas.

a)

Moses Austin

b)

Stephen F. Austin

c)

Pineda

d)

La Salle

68.

Priests taught Native Americans _____________________

a)

Christianity

b)

Spanish

c)

agriculture

d)

All of the above

69.
What region did Cabeza de Vaca explore when he shipwrecked in Galveston?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains & Basins
70.
What significant event took place in 1519?
a)
Christopher Columbus 'discovers' the Americas
b)
La Salle builds Fort St. Louis on the Texas coast
c)
Pineda maps the Texas coast
d)
San Antonio is established
71.
What French explorer began explorations in Texas?
a)
Cortes
b)
Coronado
c)
Pineda
d)
La Salle
72.
Which of the following is not an event that took place in the Spanish Colonial Era of Texas history?
a)
Mission Corpus Christ de la Isleta established
b)
Antonio Margil de Jesus establishes San Jose in San Antonio
c)
San Antonio is established
d)
Francisco Coronado searches for Cibola
73.

Which is NOT one of the 4 G's

a)

God

b)

Good

c)

Gold

d)

Glory

74.

This conquistador conquered the Aztec Empire and is known for burning the boats

a)

Cortes

b)

Narvaez

c)

Pineda

d)

Columbus

75.

Spanish explorer Coronado never found the cities of gold but reported to the King that Texas had...

a)

Extremely Cold WInters

b)

Too man y mountains to fully explore the land

c)

Good climate to build missions

d)

Good soil for farming

76.

This country settled in East Texas and threatened the claim of Spain's land

a)

Mexico

b)

France

c)

Norway

d)

Germany

77.

Which BEST summarizes Age Of Contact

a)

God, Gold, & Glory Ruled over all else

b)

Europeans & Native Americans came into contact with each other & changed the culture and impact of Texas

c)

The French and Spanish had a war due to territorial disputes

d)

Columbus is considered the greatest explorer in history due to his dedication to better America

78.

A Catholic priest who belongs to a religious order or mission

a)

Friar

b)

Conquistador

c)

Soldier

d)

King

79.
God, Gold & Glory were:
a)
A Spanish rock band
b)
Reasons for Spanish Exploration
c)
Causes of natural disasters
d)
Three rivers in Canada
80.
Coronado was searching for what cities?
a)
Cibola & Quivira
b)
Lubbock & Amarillo
c)
Dallas & Ft. Worth
81.
What are widespread outbreaks of disease?
a)
Epidemics
b)
Mustangs
c)
Voyages
d)
Conquistadores
82.

This is the location where LaSalle actually landed in Texas?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

83.

This is the location where Cabeza de Vaca actually landed in Texas?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

84.

The action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.

a)

exploration

b)

Marine Silk Road

c)

colonization

d)

circumnavigate

85.

The action of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area.

a)

traverse

b)

Silk Road

c)

colonization

d)

circumnavigate

86.
What region did Cabeza de Vaca explore when he shipwrecked in Galveston?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains & Basins
87.
Which of the following is not one of the main reasons for exploration in the Age of Contact era?
a)
Glory
b)
Grievance
c)
God
d)
Gold
88.
Which of the following is not an event that took place in the Spanish Colonial Era of Texas history?
a)
Mission Corpus Christ de la Isleta established
b)
Antonio Margil de Jesus establishes San Jose in San Antonio
c)
San Antonio is established
d)
Francisco Coronado searches for Cibola
89.
The first explorers spent a great deal of time in Texas because they were
a)
attempting to study the natives.
b)
attempting to secure land.
c)
searching for their god.
d)
searching for gold and wealth.
90.
Which explorer conquered the Aztecs in Mexico?
a)
Cortez
b)
Pineda
c)
La Salle
d)
Cabeza de Vaca

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