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Texas History Explorers

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which French explorer established a colony in Texas?

a)

Samuel de Champlain

b)

Louis Jolliet

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle

2.

What is the name of the food that is Spanish and Native American?

a)

Texas-His

b)

Mex-Nav

c)

Nat-Mex

d)

Tex-Mex

3.

What two groups make up the architecture of missions?

a)

Spanish/Indigenous

b)

Spanish/French

c)

Spanish/German

d)

French/American

4.

Which French explorer was trying to discover the Mississippi River?

a)

Samuel de Champlain

b)

Hernando de Soto

c)

Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet

d)

Sieur de La Salle

5.

Was the Spanish name for Corpus Christi "Body of Christ?

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What is the Spanish name for Amarillo?

a)

Blue

b)

Green

c)

White

d)

Yellow

7.

The spanish were trying to convert the Natives to what religion?

a)

Methodist

b)

Baptist

c)

Catholic

d)

Buddhist

8.

Do Latinos identify more as Christians or Non-Christians?

a)

Christian

b)

Non-Christian

9.

 Who holds a special place in the religious life of Mexico

(a)  

10.

Which state has the most spanish speakers?

a)

California

b)

Texas

c)

Arizona

d)

Florida

11.

What were the earliest roots of the day of the dead linked to?

a)

Karankawa

b)

Mayan

c)

Aztec

d)

American

12.

What days are the day of the dead?

a)

Nov 1 & 2

b)

Oct 1 & 2

c)

Nov 25 & 26

d)

Dec 25 & 26

13.

Who conquered the Aztec Empire?

a)

French

b)

American

c)

German

d)

Spanish

14.

What is a fort or military outpost

a)

Presidio

b)

Place

c)

Mission

d)

Compund

15.

San Antonio de Valero's nickname is

a)

The Pass

b)

The Push

c)

The Outpost

d)

The Alamo