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Exploration and Conquest of the Americas

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca born?

a)

Jerez de la Frontera

b)

Seville

c)

Barcelona

d)

Madrid

2.

In which year did the Narvaez expedition to La Florida set sail?

a)

1527

b)

1511

c)

1536

d)

1540

3.

What was the name of the settlement where the Spaniards landed in La Florida?

a)

Santiago

b)

Hispaniola

c)

Havana

d)

Tampa Bay

4.

How many ships did Cabeza de Vaca and the survivors construct to try and reach Panuco in Mexico?

a)

6

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

5.

What was the name of the African slave who escaped with Cabeza de Vaca and the other survivors?

a)

Antonio

b)

Rafael

c)

Diego

d)

Estebaniko

6.

Where did Cabeza de Vaca and the survivors cross paths with a group of Spaniards in 1536?

a)

Kuliyakan

b)

Cusco

c)

Mabila

d)

Tallahassee

7.

In which year did Hernando de Soto join Francisco Pizarro's expedition to conquer the Inca Empire?

a)

1539

b)

1530

c)

1534

d)

1536

8.

What was the name of the man who had been held captive by the local Native American tribes and became an interpreter for Hernando de Soto?

a)

Estebaniko

b)

Alonzo del Castillo Maldonado

c)

Juan Ortiz

d)

Diego de Rances

9.

Where did Hernando de Soto build an encampment for the winter in 1539?

a)

Tallahassee

b)

Yucatan Peninsula

c)

Tampa Bay

d)

Mabila

10.

What was the name of the fortified native settlement encountered by Hernando de Soto in present-day Alabama?

a)

Tampa Bay

b)

Kuliyakan

c)

Cusco

d)

Mabila

11.

How many men and horses did Hernando de Soto set sail with for the expedition to Florida?

a)

620 men and 220 horses

b)

500 men and 200 horses

c)

700 men and 250 horses

d)

550 men and 180 horses

12.

What was the occupation of Hernando de Soto before he joined the expedition to conquer Central America?

a)

Politician

b)

Tactician

c)

All of the above

d)

Horseman

13.

Where did Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca die?

a)

Kuliyakan

b)

Seville

c)

Tallahassee

d)

Mexico City

14.

What was the ultimate fate of Hernando de Soto's governorship in the Rio de la Plata?

a)

Retirement

b)

Exile

c)

Failure

d)

Success

15.

What was the name of the account written by Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca about his experiences in the New World?

a)

None of the above

b)

La Florida

c)

Conquest of the Americas

d)

Lavacion de Taining