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Age of Contact

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Columbus was an _______ explorer sailing for the monarchy of _____.

a)

1. Italian

2. Spain

b)

1. Spain

2. Italian

c)

1. Italian

2. England

d)

1. Italian

2. America

2.

They sought riches and power for themselves and wanted to (a)   Spain.

3.

In ____, La Salle led the first European expedition on, what we know as, the Mississippi River.

a)

1692

b)

1672

c)

1682

d)

1862

4.

In the spring of 1539 he and his party headed to (a)   .

5.

La Salle´s close proximity to Texas worried the Spaniards.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The king of _____ was determined to protect his claim to Texas.

a)

England

b)

Japan

c)

Korean

d)

Spain

7.

3 G´s stands for GOD GOLD GLORY

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Pineda was looking for a route to (a)   .

9.

Cabeza De Vaca said he had seen no ____, but had heard cities of gold called Cibola.

a)

Gold

b)

Silver

c)

Treasure

10.

Spain's lowest ranking official in the Americas who represents the monarch.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

They made their way through the ________ and in areas where they the native Indians.

a)

Americas

b)

Indians

c)

Asian

d)

Korean

12.

He elected priest, Fray Marcos de ____ to head an advanced party to search for the treasures De Vaca told him about.

a)

Moza

b)

Niza

c)

Ciza

d)

Criza

13.

Shipwrecked in 1528 on what is now Galveston Island, he was taken in by the (a)   who were kind and generous to him and his men.

14.

Cortez killed the Emperor Montezuma ll, took over (a)   and re-named it Mexico City.

15.

Mexico City did not become the capital of New Spain (the Americas Spain conquered).

a)

False

b)

True

16.

He charted the Gulf of Mexico from Florida to Mexico in ____.

a)

1516

b)

1518

c)

1519

d)

1517

17.

He was told that Cibola consisted of _ cities of gold and beyond Cibola were even richer lands.

a)

5

b)

4

c)

6

d)

7

18.

He and his men traveled east, setting up a camp near present day (a)   .

19.

Once again, there was no riches to be found and Coronado killed Turk for it.

a)

False

b)

True

20.

Columbus returned to the Americas _ different times, after his first voyage and on the second voyage the established a permanent colony on one of the islands of the West Indies.

a)

4

b)

5

c)

3

d)

2

21.

He claimed the entire land surrounding the Mississippi and named the land __________ in honor of the French King Louis XIV.

a)

England

b)

Louisiana

c)

America

d)

Canada

22.

Cabeza de Vaca was the first person who wrote about Texas.

a)

TRUE👍

b)

FALSE👎