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WorksheetsTexas History Test. (Age of Contact and Spanish Colonial)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Let's take a trip back in time! Can you guess what 'Missions' were in history?
Religious settlements designed to convert Native Americans
military forts designed to protect the missions
Someone who is part Spanish part Native American
Land agents who sell land to new settlers
Let's take a trip back in time! Can you guess what 'presidios' were in the historical context?
Were they religious settlements designed to convert Native Americans?
Or, were they military forts designed to protect the missions?
Could they be someone who is part Spanish part Native American?
Or, were they land agents who sell land to new settlers?
How did the Spanish respond to the French threat?
By creating missions along the coast
By creating missions in East Texas
By building missions in Louisiana
By starting missions in West Texas
Can you guess one of the unfortunate impacts of the Spanish Mission system in Texas?
Did the diseases brought by Spanish Missionaries lead to the demise of Natives?
Were Natives relocated to the Coast to accommodate the Missionaries?
Did the Natives cause the extinction of buffalo?
Did the Natives eliminate all the Missionaries?
Imagine you're on a thrilling quest in Spain, and you stumble upon a beautiful cathedral. You realize it's a place of worship for a certain denomination of Christianity. Can you guess what it is?
Catholicism
Buddhism
Protestantism
None of the above
Imagine you're a time traveler in the year 1685! Can you guess which European country was giving Spain a tough time with their claim to Texas?
Germany
France
England
Portugal
Ready for a time travel adventure? Let's go back to the Spanish colonial era in Texas! Can you guess which of these Spanish missions was the first to plant its roots in Texas soil?
Corpus Christi De la ysleta
San Francisco De los Tejas
San Antonio De Valero
None of the above
Who are the adventurous folks that love to travel from one place to another?
Nomadic
Sedentary
Anglo
Pueblo Indians
Let's play a detective game! Can you tell me what a Primary source is?
A tale told by a friend of a friend
A story from someone who heard it from someone else
A first-hand account from someone who was actually at the event
An artifact from a completely different event
Imagine you're a time traveler, and you've just landed in the era of Spanish conquests. You see a man who has just defeated the Aztecs and claimed Mexico for Spain. Who is this daring conquistador?
Hernan Cortez
Santa Ana
Christopher Columbus
None of the above
Imagine you're a French explorer, La Salle, and you've just established the first French colony in the Americas. This move has sparked a fierce competition with Spain. Can you guess where this colony was established?
Louisiana Purchase
Fort St. Louis
Florida
California
Imagine you're a time traveler, and you've just landed on Galveston Island in 1528. You see a man who's been shipwrecked here. He's been trading in the region for about six years and is about to embark on an exploration of the Texas interior on his way to Mexico. Who is this adventurous man?
Cabeza De Vaca
Christopher Columbus
Hernan Cortez
Francisco Pizzaro
Who was the daring explorer, the first European to lay eyes on the Gulf of Mexico and sketch out the coast of Texas on a map?
Was it the Effects of the Columbian Exchange?
Could it be Alonzo Alvarez De Pineda?
Or was it Christopher Columbus?
Or is it none of the above?
Imagine you're part of a daring group, embarking on a thrilling journey to explore unknown territories, filled with danger and risk. What would you call this adventurous trip?
Colony
Expedition
Compass Rose
American Revolution
Imagine you're a time traveler, and you've just landed in the era of Spanish soldiers and explorers who came to the Americas. What were they in search of?
They were known as Conquistadors
They were French Soldiers
They were on a Mission
They were called Presidios
Ready for a time travel? Imagine you're a European explorer in the 15th century. What's your main motivation for exploring and conquering the Americas?
Are you Cabeza De Vaca, the explorer?
Or maybe you're Hernan Cortez, the conqueror?
Is it the allure of Gold, the call of God, or the pursuit of Glory?
None of the above? Tell us more!
Imagine you're an archaeologist, and you've just discovered a village of houses made of Adobe in the mountains and basins region. What indigenous culture do you think lived in these pueblos?
The Lost City of Cibola
The Great Explorer Tribe
The Puebloan Culture
The Conquistador Clan
Let's play a fun game! Can you guess what beliefs, customs, and traditions are a part of?
A jolly Friar
An adventurous Explorer
A vibrant Culture
All of the above
Imagine you're an architect in ancient times. You have to make bricks using a mixture of mud and...?
Filibusters
Adobe
Tipi
Wigwams
Imagine you're a time traveler, and you've landed in a place where Catholic priests and friars run a religious settlement. What would you call this place?
Missions
Presidios
Temples
Adobe
