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Native Texans and Explorers CBA Review

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which explorer traveled near the Grand Canyon?

a)

Columbus

b)

Cabeza de Vaca

c)

Coronado

d)

La Salle

2.

Why were many explorers, including Coronado, sent to Texas by Spain?

a)

To spread the Spanish language

b)

To find gold and other riches

c)

To find new military bases

d)

To find an all-water route to Asia

3.

Which best replaces the question mark?

a)

Fished in the Gulf of Mexico

b)

Were nomads

c)

Were strong swimmers

d)

Lived in permanent villages

4.

What was the cause of European Explorers coming to Texas?

a)

They wanted riches of gold.

b)

They wanted to spread Christianity and teach about God.

c)

They wanted power and glory from getting land.

d)

All of the above

5.

Who was the first explorer to reach the Americas in 1492?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

La Salle

c)

Coronado

d)

Cabeza de Vaca

6.

Which statement correctly replaces the question mark shown in the table above?

a)

French explorers wrote a book about Texas

b)

Spanish explorers and Native tribes became friends

c)

The La Salle expedition was a failure

d)

Hernan Cortes defeated the Aztecs

7.

Which explorer got lost and built Fort Saint Louis in East Texas?

a)

Hernan Cortes

b)

Cabeza de Vaca

c)

La Salle

d)

Coronado

8.

Who was the Spanish explorer that defeated the Aztec and brought back riches to Spain?

a)

Coronado

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

La Salle

d)

Cabeza de Vaca

9.

Which explorer was the first in Texas and lived among the Karankawa?

a)

Cabeza de Vaca

b)

Coronado

c)

Hernan Cortes

d)

La Salle

10.

Who was the first explorer to see the Texas Panhandle while searching for Cibola?

a)

La Salle

b)

Cabeza de Vaca

c)

Coronado

d)

Hernan Cortes

11.

How did the introduction of the horse change the Lipan Apache way of life?

a)

They began building permanent stone houses

b)

They were able to hunt buffalo more effectively

c)

They stopped traveling and settled in one place

d)

They started growing large farms of crops

12.

What was an effect of European Explorers coming to the Americas?

a)

The Native Americans died from disease.

b)

The Native Americans became slaves for the Europeans.

c)

The Native Americans and European Explorers fought.

d)

All of the above

13.

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

14.

Who was the first European to explore Palo Duro Canyon?

a)

Cabeza de Vaca

b)

Francisco Coronado

c)

René Robert Cavelier

d)

Juan N. Seguín