WorksheetsAge of Contact - 2025
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
What were the political, social and economic motivations for European exploration of Texas?
God
Glory
Gold
All the above
France and one other country were key for the exploration of Texas, what other country was involved?
Spain
England
China
United States of America
In Texas History, why is the year 1519 important?
La Salle discovered the American Indian
Coronado made his way through the coastal plains
Pineda mapped the Texas coast
Texas won it's independence
Which explorer is not from Spain?
La Salle
Coronado
Pineda
Cortes
How were the Spanish threatened in Texas?
The French created Fort St. Louis
The French joined forces with the tribes of Texas
France bombed Spain
France bought Texas from Spain
Explain the meaning of "the era of the age of contact"
This was how old Pineda was when he mapped the Texas coast.
When France and Spain first touched land
The contact between European explorers and the American Indians
This marks the beginning of modern civilization of Texas
Texas was explored thoroughly, which country is credit for the most extensive exploration?
France
Spain
England
Mexico
A Spanish explorer who searched for wealth and land throughout America is better known as a
Conqueror
Warrior
Vaquero
Conquistador
European explorer who built Fort St. Louis in Texas and continued to the Mississippi River for exploration? He also claimed present day Louisiana for his home country.
La Salle
Columbus
Cortez
Santa Anna
Which of the following is a French explorer?
Coronado
La Salle
Pineda
De Vaca
What can you infer about the Venn Diagram above?
Native Texans needed to be removed from their land in order for foreign countries to settle Texas
The Spanish had contrasting reasons for exploring and settling in the New World than other European countries.
Mercantilism allowed England to profit off the colonies
Spanish explorers hoped to find cities of gold and conquer the Native Texans
How did Pineda contribute to Texas?
He conquered the Aztec Empire
He established Fort St. Louis causing Spanish settlements to shift from the west of Texas to the East
He searched for the Seven Golden Cities of Cibola
He was the first to map the Texas coastline which encouraged Spanish exploration
All of the following are fundamental (important) reasons for Spanish exploration except...
learning to hunt like the Native Americans
Wealth is measured by the amount of gold one possesses
Acquired land expands mother country
Missions spread religion
Which of the following was a motivation for European exploration?
Enslaving Native Americans
Importing goods from the New World
Exporting goods from the New World
Increasing wealth for their home country
The excerpt above best describes; this was the other significant thing to happen in 1519
De Vaca
La Salle
Cortes (pick this one)
Coronado
Who was looking for a route to Asia but found the Indies instead? He was also wrongly credited for discovering America.
LaSalle
Which European explorer overtook the Aztec empire and renamed the capital to Mexico City?
Cabeza de Vaca
Coronado
European explorer who set out to find The Seven Cities of Gold (Cibola)
LaSalle
Coronado
Pineda
Cabeza de Vaca
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca was
the first European to map the Texas coast
the first European to build his own boat and learn to fish
the first European to sail with Christopher Columbus
the first European to explore the interior (inside) of Texas
This was the main religion that the European countries wanted to spread
Baptist
Hindu
Catholicism
Jewish
a community or population made of people who share a common or cultural background
State Group
Ethnic Group
Culture Group
Region Group
Filibusters were
people who had the permission to trade with foreign countries
people who carried out authorized warfare against a foreign country
people who exchanged good and services to foreign countries in exchange for money
people who carried out unauthorized warfare against a foreign country
