WorksheetsDBQ: Background Essay
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the oldest city in the United States?
San Antonio
New York
St. Augustine
Los Angeles
Who were Spain's TWO biggest rivals?
England and Peru
Mexico and France
Peru and France
England and France
What was the official date that St. Augustine was settled on?
September 15, 1565
September 8, 1565
September 28, 1656
September 8, 1656
Why was the Americas important to Spain?
it was the nicest land to grow crops on
there was a lot of gold and silver there to make Spain rich!
it was NOT important to Spain
it was the easiest to get to
What is the "new world" referring to?
the land region near Spain
the land region near France and England
the land region of North and South America
A continent that popped up out of the ocean
What does the word "settle" mean used in the sentence: We traveled far and came to settle in our new home.
to move to a new place and make it your own
to run away from a place
to visit a place
to move to a new place AND then move right away again
Why was getting treasure important for Spain?
They wanted to steal from pirates.
They were going to share it with other countries.
They wanted to be the most powerful nation in Europe.
It was not that important for Spain.
Who gave Florida its name?
Cortez from Mexico
Ponce De Leon
King Phillip II
Pedro Menendez
Spain was successful with finding gold in what two places?
Columbia and Mexico
Mexico and Peru
Mexico and Potosi
Potosi and Columbia
In 1545, Spain found a mountain of silver in what place?
Florida
Potosi -- Modern day Bolivia
Peru
Mexico
What was the name of the Protestant group from France that were against Spain's practice of the Catholic Church?
Lutherans
Catholics
Huguenots
Spanish
Who chose Pedro Menendez to sail from Spain to the Caribbean, then to Florida?
King Phillip II
Christopher Columbus
King George
Cortez
Who was Pedro Menendez de Aviles?
an explorer who founded San Antonio
the commander of ten ships that was sent to Florida by the King of Spain
he was the king of Spain
he gave Florida its name
How many ships were in the fleet that sailed from Spain to the Caribbean and then up the east coast of Florida?
5
10
15
20
Based off this background essay, what were the reasons why Spain settled in St. Augustine?
travel experience and religion
religion and treasure
farming and gold
to conquer new land and join a new nation
