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Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 8mins
On Columbus's first voyage, after sailing 33 days, Columbus and his crew sighted land in October of ________
1475
1590
1492
1498
What are the 3 Gs?
God, Gold Glory
Glory, German, Gold
Greatness, Globe, Geography
Fame, Gold, Globe
What are Conquistadors?
They were under control by the Indians
They sought riches and power for themselves and wanted to glorify Spain
Killed Indians and raided tribes.
The highest ranking official in the Americas who represent the Spanish monarch.
Fray Marcos of 1539 his party was headed to ______
Texas
Albequerque
Tenochtitlan
Cibola
What is a Viceroy?
Sought riches and power to glorify Spain
Spain's highest ranking official in the Americas who represent the monarch
Lead and give conquistadors orders to do.
The person who communicates with the Indians.
Viceroy Mendoza chose __________ to lead an expedition to claim the Seven Cities of Gold.
Herman Cortes
Cabeza de Vaca
Coronado
Alonso Alvarez De Pineda
He was the first to explore and map the coastline of Texas in _____
1519
1472
1558
1492
He convinced thousands of Native Americans to rebel against the Aztec army.
Francisco Vasquez De Coronado
Hernan Cortes
Fray Marcos
Cabeza de Vaca
Shipwrecked in 1528 what is now Galveston the Karankawas took him in and were kind and generous to him and his men.
Viceroy
Fray Marcos
Hernan Cortes
Cabeza de Vaca
There was a Native American called Turk that told _________ about the village Quivia that had riches that __________ was looking for.
Cabeza de Vaca
Fray Marcos
Hernan Cortes
Coronado
He claimed the entire land surrounding the Mississippi and named the land Louisiana in honor of the French King Louis XIV.
Fray Marcos
La Salle of France
Alonso Alvarez De Pineda
Hernan Cortes
