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Unit 3A Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is the year 1519 significant in Texas History?

a)

Cortes settled Galveston Island

b)

Pineda maps the Texas coastline

c)

Coronado maps the Texas coastline

2.

Who was hoping to find the Seven Cities of Gold?

a)

Pineda

b)

Columbus

c)

Cabeza de Vaca

d)

Coronado

3.

Which explorer was searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River, but instead found Matagorda Bay?

a)

Hernando Cortes

b)

Rene-Robert Cavalier Sieur de La Salle

c)

Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca

4.

Which of the following was a motivation to explore the Americas?

a)

leave the big city in their home country

b)

spread democracy

c)

find gold

d)

escape government monarchies

5.

What year best defines the Era of Exploration for Texas?

a)

1300s

b)

1800s

c)

1700s

d)

1500s

6.

Which of the following is in correct chronological order?

a)

1.Pineda maps Texas

2.Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas

  1. 3. La Salle establishes Fort St. Louis

b)

1.Cabeza de Vaca reports on Texas

  1. 2. Pineda maps Texas

  2. 3. La Salle establishes Fort St. Louis

7.

How did Cibola influence explorations around Texas?

a)

the legend encouraged more British explorers to travel to the Americas

b)

the legend encouraged more French explorers to travel to the Americas

c)

the legend encouraged more Spanish explorers to travel to the Americas

8.

Which of the following is NOT a result of European settlements on Native Americans?

a)

Native land was taken by Europeans

b)

Natives were enslaved

c)

Natives could travel to Europe by ship

d)

Natives died from European diseases

9.

During the 16th-17th centuries (1500's-1600's), which 3 countries competed for new land?

a)

Spain, India, and France

b)

England, Germany, Spain

c)

Spain, France, England

10.

Columbus, Ponce de Leon, Pineda, Cabeza dee Vaca, and Coronado were all supported by which country?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

France

d)

India

11.
What important event happened in 1519? [hint: this was the same year that Cortes conquered the Aztecs]
a)
Coronado found the seven cities of Cibola
b)
Columbus discovered Australia and Antartica
c)
Cabeza de Vaca was killed by angry Karankawas
d)
Pineda mapped the coast of Texas
12.
Which explorer conquered the Aztecs and took all of their gold?
a)
Cabeza de Vaca
b)
La Salle
c)
Pineda
d)
none of these are correct
13.
What were Spanish soldiers and explorers called?
a)
spices
b)
Portugal
c)
Vikings
d)
conquistadors
14.

1519 was significant to Texas history because in that year—

a)

the coast of Texas was first mapped by Spanish explorers.

b)

. Father Antonio de Olivares started the first mission and presidio at San Antonio.

c)

Mexico achieved its independence from Spain.

d)

Texas declared its independence from Mexico

15.

Which country wanted to claim land in North America in order to profit from the fur trade?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Portugal

16.

Who is a Spanish official appointed to rule land claimed by Spain in the New World?

a)

Presidio

b)

Viceroy

c)

conquistador

d)

mission

17.

What is a settlement founded to spread Christianity to the people in the area called

a)

viceroy

b)

mission

c)

conquistador

d)

presidio

18.

What is travel undertaken in order to discover new resources called

a)

mission

b)

presidio

c)

exploration

d)

hike

19.

Which country established colonies along the Atlantic Coastline in North America?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

Portugal

d)

France

20.

Which country claimed and conquered lands in present day Mexico and Caribbean Islands?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Portugal