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WorksheetsAge of Contact/Colonial Era Review Quiz
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 12mins
1.) You are a missionary in Texas. What is your main goal?
Teach Native tribes about new ways of living
Spread Judaism to Native Americans
Spread Christianity to Native Americans
Tell Native Americans about far-away lands
2.) Cabeza de Vaca traveled through Texas. He wrote about lands rich in copper and emeralds.
Which of the following would be effect(s) of what he wrote? Select only the best two.
Catholic priests established missions to convert Native Americans
Native tribes formed confederacies to defend their land in the plains
Coronado led an unsuccessful expedition to search for gold.
Christopher Columbus left Europe to search for new lands.
Spanish explorers searched Texas to find wealth.
3.) Which group likely viewed the construction of new Spanish missions with suspicion?
Anglo Settlers
American Indian tribes
Catholic priests
Conquistadors
4.) How did Spanish culture influence modern Texas? Select all that apply.
Women in politics still influence women today.
Child labor practices that are used today.
Spanish missions are still used today.
Cattle ranching used today comes from the Spanish
Spanish food influence modern Southwestern food.
5.) What do Fray Damian Massanet, Fr. Hidalgo, and Fr. Antonio Margil de Jesus have in common?
They were explorers who brought disease.
They were Spanish leaders who brought warfare.
They were explorers who brought French culture to Texas.
They were missionaries that brought Christianity to Texas Natives.
6.) Which of the following is most blamed for bringing diseases to Texas?
A.) missionaries
B.) Aztecs
C.) Native Texans
D.) buffalo
7.) If you were searching the archives of Texas history, in which era would you find Alonso Alvarez de Pineda and Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca?
Revolutionary Era
Mexican National Era
Age of Contact
Contemporary Era
8.) Territorial fights over the land that became known as Texas erupted between what two countries during the colonization years?
France and Spain
France and Luxembourg
England and Spain
Spain and the Netherlands
9.) Hernando De Soto's expedition went across Texas to do which of the following?
Convert Native Americans to Judaism
Colonize South America
Get land from the future US
Find gold for Spain
The establishment of missions and presidios by Spanish leaders are a characteristic of which era in Texas history?
Natural Texas and its People
Contemporary Era
Colonial Era
Revolutionary Era
Christopher Columbus came to America in 1492. Not long after he came, what group of people first came to Texas (part of North America)?
The English
The Spanish
The French
The Dutch
12.) In 1519, what Texas explorer first mapped the coast of Texas?
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
Alvara Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
Robert La Salle
Luis de Moscoso
13.) What explorer first traveled through Texas and wrote a journal about his contact with Native American groups?
Robert La Salle
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
Francisco Coronado
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
14.) Which of the following statements are true about life for Texas Indians living in missions? Select all that apply
They ate good dinners
They practiced Catholicism
They tended to crops and cattle.
They lived in Spanish missions
They exchanged beliefs with the Spanish.
15.) What were the three reasons that the Spanish came to the New World (Texas)?
Gold, Glory, God
Gold, Silver, and Bronze
Gold, Fame, Natural Resources
Political Leadership, Spices, and Alchemy
16.) Fray Damián Massanet and Alonso De León led a successful expedition for Spain into East Texas in 1690. This expedition came about because the Spanish were concerned about —
French forces establishing forts in the area
Settlers going missing in the region
Slave rebellions occurring in the area.
Indian tribes attacking the missions
17.) What are the two methods the Spanish used to colonize Texas?
corridos and alcaldes
missions and presidios
missions and alhambras
presidios and conquistadores
18.) In what year was mission San Antonio de Valero completed? It later grew into the modern city of San Antonio?
1528
1689
1721
1718
19.) What is an example of how Spanish culture influenced Texas?
City names like Athens, Rome, and Cairo
City names like El Paso, San Antonio, and Corpus Christi
City names like Dallas, Austin, and Houston
City names like Ft. Worth, Ft. Hood, Midland
20.) All of the following are true about the Colonial Era in Texas except:
American Indians were prevented from accepting Catholicism.
American Indians were encouraged to learn a trade.
Forts were built to protect missions.
Missions were built to claim land.
21.) What three factors best explain the influence of Spain over Texas (click all that apply).
Vaqueros
Missions at Goliad and San Antonio have the earliest work of the Franciscans
Over 40 Catholic missions have Spanish names in Texas today.
Six different flags, including Spain, France, United States, Confederate States, Mexico, and the Republic of Texas have flown over Texas.
