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Native Texan & Age of Contact Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which explorer discovered the most gold?

a)

La Salle

b)

Coronado

c)

Columbus

d)

No one found gold

2.

After contact, many American Indians began to mysteriously die. What was the cause?

a)

Unknown diseases

b)

Starvation

c)

War with England

d)

War with other tribes

3.

Who shipwrecked on the Texas coast?

a)

Cabeza de Vaca

b)

Pineda

c)

Coronado

d)

Cortez

4.

Which explorer is not from Spain?

a)

La Salle

b)

Coronado

c)

Pineda

d)

Narvaez

5.

In Texas History, why is the year 1519 important?

a)

La Salle discovered the American Indian

b)

Coronado made his way through the coastal plains

c)

Pineda mapped the Texas coast

d)

Texas won it's independence

6.

France and one other country were key for the exploration of Texas, what other country was involved?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

China

d)

United States of America

7.

Which explorer sailed the ocean blue in 1492?

a)

Jean Luc Picard

b)

Coronado

c)

Columbus

d)

Cortez

8.

What were the political, social and economic motivations for European exploration of Texas?

a)

God

b)

Glory

c)

Gold

d)

All the above

9.

Explain the meaning of "the era of the age of contact"

a)

This was how old Pineda was when he mapped the Texas coast.

b)

When France and Spain first touched land

c)

The contact between European explorers and the American Indian

d)

This marks the beginning of modern civilization of Texas

10.

Texas was explored thoroughly, which country is credit for the most extensive exploration?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

England

d)

Mexico

11.

Spanish explorers came to the New World for all of the following reasons except

a)

God

b)

Gold

c)

Glory

d)

Escape religious persecution

12.

Which of the following is a French explorer?

a)

Coronado

b)

La Salle

c)

Pineda

d)

De Vaca

13.

How did Pineda contribute to Texas?

a)

He conquered the Aztec Empire

b)

He established Fort St. Louis causing Spanish settlements to shift from the west of Texas to the East

c)

He searched for the Seven Golden Cities of Cibola

d)

He was the first to map the Texas coastline which encouraged Spanish exploration

14.

Which European country was the first to stake claim to Texas during the Age of Contact?

a)

Mexico

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

England

15.

Which of the following would be the best title for the chart above?

a)

Triangular Trade

b)

Trade throughout Asia

c)

Natural Resources of the World`

d)

Columbian Exchange

16.

The excerpt above best describes

a)

De Vaca

b)

Coronado

c)

Cortes

d)

Pineda

17.

Who was the first European to explore Texas and traveled from Florida to Texas?

a)

De Vaca

b)

Coronado

c)

Cortes

d)

Pineda

18.

The excerpt above best describes

a)

De Vaca

b)

La Salle

c)

Cortes

d)

Coronado

19.

In what ways were the Comanche, Apache, and Kiowa similar?

a)

They were sedentary tribes living on the coast

b)

They were farmers that lived in Pueblos

c)

They were nomads who fished for food

d)

They were nomadic buffalo hunters

20.

What is an era?

a)

It is an organization tool that historians use to study the geographic causes and historical effects on history

b)

A specific time period of history

c)

A hat brand

d)

A Native Texan tribe

21.

How were the Caddo and Karankawa different?

a)

Caddo hunted buffalo while Karankawa farmed

b)

Karankawa were nomads on the coast while the Caddo were Sedentary farmers

c)

Karankawa built grass huts while the Caddo lived in teepees

d)

Caddo were cannibals while the Karankawa were friendly

22.

Which region did the Kiowa, Comanche, Apache, and Tonkowa mainly live in?

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Gulf Coastal Plains

23.

How did geography of Texas effect the way different tribes lived?

a)

They were all the same

b)

The weather did not effect them

c)

The resources available to them changed how they lived

d)

They all followed the buffalo

24.

Native Texan group ___________________ their environment

a)

Adapted to

b)

modified

25.

What do scientists and historians look at to learn about ancient cultures

a)

Artifacts

b)

Text Messages

c)

Foot prints

d)

Books

26.

Which one of the 3 G's was the biggest motivator for the Spanish Conquistadors

a)

God

b)

Glory

c)

Gold

d)

Goodies

27.
We will eat you! Yes, Cannibalism is a ritual we practice. We love food from the sea and sometimes we hunt deer, bear and buffalos.  
a)
Karankawa
b)
Caddo
c)
Apache
d)
Coahuiltecan
28.
We live on the Gulf Coast and on islands between Galveston and Corpus Christi. Mosquitoes are terrible, so we cover our bodies with oil from alligators to keep them away.
a)
Apache
b)
Jumano
c)
Karankawa
d)
Atakapa
29.
We use tools, pottery and baskets covered in tar to keep them waterproof.  These come in handy as we fish in our dugout canoes. 
a)
Karankawas
b)
Kiowas
c)
Apaches
d)
Jumanos
30.
_____ allowed people to settle in one place instead of always moving around in search of food.
a)
Rock Shelters
b)
Agriculture/Farming
c)
Pottery
d)
Bow and Arrow
31.
_____ were among the big game animals hunted by the earliest Texans.
a)
Horses
b)
Giant Bison
c)
Squirrels
d)
Birds
32.
Portable, easily moved Native American homes are called _____.
a)
Adobes
b)
Cone shaped Huts
c)
Teepees
d)
pueblos
33.
Which Native Texan tribe lived in cone/dome shaped houses covered in grass?
a)
Jumano
b)
Karankawa
c)
Coahuiltecan
d)
Caddo
34.
Which Native Texan Tribes lived adobe houses in the Mountains and Basins Region?
a)
Jumano
b)
Karankawa
c)
Coahuiltecan
d)
Caddo
35.
Natives of the Plains regions were mostly __________.
a)
warrior tribes
b)
sedentary
c)
nomadic
d)
farmers
36.
How did the Gulf Indians differ from the Plains Indians?
a)
They ate large amounts of oysters, clams, turtles and fish
b)
They lived in cone-shaped tents of buffalo hide
c)
They were among the first tribes to grow wheat.
d)
They conducted extensive trade with the Aztecs of Mexico.
37.

Which Native American CULTURES were hunter-gatherers?

a)

Plains

b)

Puebloan

c)

Gulf

d)

Southeastern

38.

Which Native American CULTURES were NOT nomadic?

a)

Plains

b)

Puebloan

c)

Gulf

d)

Southeastern

39.

Which Native American CULTURES were nomadic?

a)

Plains

b)

Puebloan

c)

Gulf

d)

Southeastern

40.

Which Native American CULTURE lived in tepees made of buffalo skin?

a)

Plains

b)

Puebloan

c)

Gulf

d)

Southeastern

41.

Which Native American CULTURE farmed and built adobe homes in the Mountains & Basins region of Texas?

a)

Plains

b)

Puebloan

c)

Gulf

d)

Southeastern

42.
Was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, and ideas between the Americas(New World) and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Mission
c)
Columbian Exchange
d)
Expedition
43.
A journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, scientific research, or war
a)
Primary
b)
Expedition
c)
Nacogdoches
d)
Conquistador
44.
A conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century
a)
Conquistador
b)
Technoctitlan
c)
Caddo
d)
Mission
45.
What were the Three G's?
a)
God 
b)
Glory
c)
Cold
d)
All of the Above
46.
Who built Fort St. Louis?
a)
La Salle
b)
Pineda
c)
Columbus
d)
Coronado
47.
Which explorer went searching for the "7 cities of gold?"
a)
La Salle
b)
Cortez
c)
Coronado
d)
Cabeza de Vaca
48.
What Era was this Unit?
a)
Age of Contact
b)
Natural Texas and its People
c)
Civil War
d)
Four Regions of Texas
49.
Pineda was known for creating a _______, which was the first document of Texas History.
a)
Map of the Gulf Coast
b)
Journal of North American plants and animals
c)
Map of Wisconsin
d)
La Relacion
50.
The era of Texas History when the Spanish from Europe came here looking for God, gold, and glory:
a)
Age of Contact
b)
Natural Texas and Its People
c)
Spanish Colonial 
d)
Mexican National
51.
He got stranded in Texas and lived among the natives for about 8 years in the 1500's and later wrote the book La Relacion about it...
a)
Cabeza de Vaca
b)
Columbus
c)
Pineda
d)
Cortes
52.
He came looking for a city of gold/Cibola, but found "nothing of value" which made Spain stop sending more explorers....
a)
Coronado
b)
Columbus
c)
Cortes
d)
Pineda
53.

Who shipwrecked on the Texas coast?

a)

Cabeza de Vaca

b)

Pineda

c)

Coronado

d)

Cortez

54.

Coronado crossed the "sea of grass", which region is this the nickname of?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Coastal Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

The Mountains and Basins

55.

Which of the following came from the Americas to Europe, Africa, and Asia?

a)

Coffee Beans

b)

Honey Bees

c)

Potatoes

d)

Cattle

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