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WorksheetsCh 5 The Age of Contact: Explorers
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
In what year did Columbus sail from Europe to North America?
1492
1500
1485
1510
What did Columbus mistakenly believe he had found when he reached the Caribbean?
Australia
Asia
Africa
South America
Who sponsored Columbus's voyage to the New World?
King Henry VIII
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand
Emperor Charles V
What were the Spanish Conquistadores primarily in search of?
New spices
The Fountain of Youth
Gold, God, and Glory
New trade routes to India
What was one of the goals of the Conquistadores related to religion?
To establish a new religion
To convert the native population to Christianity
To learn about native religions
To abolish all religions
Who conquered the Aztec Empire between 1519-1521?
Hernán Cortés
Christopher Columbus
Francisco Pizarro
Ferdinand Magellan
Who was the leader of the Aztec Empire?
Moctezuma
Atahualpa
Pachacuti
Estevanico
What was the capital of the Aztec Empire, known as Mexico City today?
Tenochtitlan
Cuzco
Lima
Tikal
Which nation was the first European country to sponsor exploration in the Americas?
Spain
Portugal
England
France
Who was the first explorer to map the coast of Texas?
Pineda
Cortés
Columbus
Magellan
What happened to Cabeza de Vaca near Matagorda Bay?
He found gold
He shipwrecked
He built a settlement
He met Estevanico
Which tribe did Cabeza de Vaca live with in semi-slavery?
Apache
Comanche
Karankawa
Navajo
What role did Cabeza de Vaca become known for among the native people?
A warrior
A healer
A priest
A farmer
How long did it take Cabeza de Vaca to return to New Spain?
2 years
5 years
8 years
10 years
Who was the first known African in Texas?
Estevanico
Cabeza de Vaca
Hernán Cortés
Francisco Pizarro
What were the cities of Cibola thought to be rich with?
Spices
Gold and silver
Silk
Oil
What area did Coronado explore?
The American Southwest
The Great Plains
The Rocky Mountains
The Pacific Coast
What was Coronado searching for during his exploration?
The Fountain of Youth
Cibola
El Dorado
The Northwest Passage
Which explorer is known to be the first in the Texas Panhandle?
La Salle
Columbus
Coronado
Magellan
What area of land did La Salle claim for France?
Current day
New Mexico
The Great Lakes
Current day Louisiana and Eastern Texas
Current day North and South Carolina
What were the French interested in during La Salle's exploration?
Gold and silver
Furs, fishing, and farming
Spices and silk
Land for settlement
What was La Salle searching for in his exploration?
The source of the Nile
The Northwest Passage
Where the Mississippi River meets the Gulf of Mexico
The Pacific Ocean
What happened to La Salle and his settlement?
It thrived and expanded
It was abandoned peacefully
It failed and he was killed by his men
It was taken over by the Spanish
Who was looking for a faster route to trade with Asia?
Coronado
Columbus
Conquistadors
Pineda
Spanish soldiers and adventurers were called
Aztecs
French
Conquistadors
English
What are the 3 Gs?
Gold, God, and Glory
Gold, Green, and Giant
Furs, fish, and farming
the Catholic Church
Conquered the Aztec Empire
Cortes
Coronado
Cabeza de Vaca
Estevanico
Leader of the Aztec Empire
Coronado
King Ferdinand
Moctezuma
Tenochtitlan
Present day Mexico City
Matagorda Bay
Galveston Island
Tenochtitlan
Cibola
Spain named their new territory in North America
New Mexico
New Spain
Mexico
Columbia
The first person to map the coast of Texas
Cabeza de Vaca
Coronado
Cortes
Pineda
Lived with the Karankawa and the Coahuiltican
Cabeza de Vaca
Cortes
Coronado
La Salle
Wrote a book that showed respect and understanding for the native tribes
Columbus
Pineda
Cabeza de Vaca
Estevanico
Traveled with Cabeza de Vaca for 8 years
Pineda
Estevanico
Moctezuma
La Salle
The fabled 7 cities of gold
Cibola
Amarillo
Albuquerque
Taos
The French wanted ______________ in North America
fur, fish and farming
gold, God and glory
control of the Aztec Empire
a new trade route to Asia
Claimed land for France in Eastern Texas and Louisiana
La Salle
Estevanico
Queen Isabelle
Pineda
