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Unit 3 Review

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In 1519, who created the first map of the Texas coastline?

a)

Hernán Cortés

b)

Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

c)

Alonso Álvarez de Pineda

d)

Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

2.

Which explorer was the first to journal about Texas and its Native peoples?

a)

Hernán Cortés

b)

Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

c)

Alonso Álvarez de Pineda

d)

Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

3.

Hernán Cortés is known for:

a)

Mapping the Texas coast

b)

Conquering the Aztec Empire

c)

Exploring for France

d)

Writing about Texas missions

4.

Which of the following describes the Age of Contact?

a)

Spanish explorers came searching for gold and land

b)

Native peoples of Texas made first contact with Europeans

c)

Stephen F. Austin increased settlement

d)

The U.S. declared independence from Britain

5.

Which is a primary source

a)

The diary of a Texas colonist

b)

A biography of a Texas colonist

c)

A modern newspaper article

d)

A textbook

6.

How did the myth of the Seven Cities of Cibola influence Texas exploration?

a)

Motivated expeditions like Coronado’s to search for gold

b)

Caused Spain to immediately build missions in West Texas

c)

Led Spain to sign treaties with France

7.

Adobe houses were mostly found in which cultural region?

a)

Gulf Coast

b)

Plains

c)

Puebloan

d)

Southeastern

8.

Which statement best compares Pineda and Cabeza de Vaca?

a)

Both mapped the Texas coast

b)

Pineda mapped the coast; Cabeza de Vaca wrote about Native peoples

c)

Cabeza de Vaca conquered the Aztecs

d)

Pineda explored for France; Cabeza de Vaca explored for Spain

9.

How did Coronado and La Salle influence Spanish interest in Texas?

a)

Both built permanent colonies

b)

Coronado slowed interest; La Salle renewed it

c)

Both brought wealth to Spain

d)

Coronado explored for France

10.

Which of the following helped settlers travel in Texas?

a)

Irrigation systems

b)

Mountains

c)

Roads, trails, and waterways

d)

Harsh climate

11.

Who was the first to map the Texas coast?

a)

Coronado

b)

Cabeza de Vaca

c)

Pineda

d)

Cortés

12.

Why were Cabeza de Vaca’s writings important?

a)

Explained missions

b)

Encouraged France to colonize Texas

c)

Described presidios in Coahuila

d)

Provided details about lands and Native peoples

13.

Who led the expedition to find Cibola, the Seven Cities of Gold?

a)

Pineda

b)

Cabeza de Vaca

c)

Coronado

d)

Cortés

14.

Who conquered the Aztec Empire?

a)

Pineda

b)

Cabeza de Vaca

c)

Coronado

d)

Cortés

15.

If you wanted to camp in the Piney Woods, which region would you visit?

a)

Mountains & Basins

b)

Coastal Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Great Plains

16.

Which statement contains bias?

a)

Sam Houston was a drunkard and a coward

b)

Sam Houston defeated Santa Anna at San Jacinto

c)

Sam Houston was popular with most Texans

d)

Sam Houston was a delegate to the Texas convention of 1833

17.

La Salle’s colony caused Spain to:

a)

Lose interest in Texas

b)

Strengthen control and build more missions

c)

Share Texas with France

d)

Abandon Texas

18.

What is a cash crop?

a)
A cash crop is a crop used only for livestock feed.
b)
A cash crop is a crop grown primarily for sale and profit.
c)
A cash crop is a crop grown for personal consumption.
d)
A cash crop is a crop that is never sold.
19.

Natural resources are:

a)

Products made in factories

b)

Things found in nature people can use

c)

Crops for trade

d)

Buildings in towns

20.

Matrilineal means:

a)

Family traced through father

b)

Family traced through mother

c)

Families farmed together

d)

Families were nomadic

21.

Irrigation is:

a)

A type of fort

b)

A way to bring water to crops

c)

Trading goods

d)

Converting Native peoples

22.

Adaptation means:

a)

Changing ways of life to survive

b)

Building missions

c)

Trading with explorers

d)

Moving for fun

23.

Modification means:

a)

Changing the environment to meet needs

b)

Farming cash crops

c)

Studying rivers

d)

Tracing family ancestry

24.

Match the explorer to their accomplishment:

a)

Mapped Texas coast in 1519

1.

Alonso Álvarez de Pineda

b)

First journal about Texas and Native peoples

2.

Álvár Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

c)

Conquered the Aztec Empire

3.

Hernán Cortés

d)

Led expedition to find Cibola, Seven Cities of Gold

4.

Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

25.

La Salle’s French colony was called _______ and located near present-day Matagorda Bay.

a)

Fort Saint Louis

b)

Fort Caroline

c)

Fort Toulouse

d)

Fort Duquesne

26.

The Jumano people lived in the _______ region and built adobe homes.

a)

Puebloan

b)

Plains

c)

Coastal

d)

Southeastern

27.

La Salle’s colony affected Spanish interest in Texas by:

a)

increasing Spanish efforts to colonize Texas

b)

causing Spain to abandon Texas

c)

leading to peaceful relations with France

d)

making Texas less important to Spain

28.

Two ways the geography of Texas influenced early Spanish exploration and settlement were:

a)

The presence of rivers and fertile land encouraged settlement and exploration.

b)

The lack of any natural resources made settlement difficult.

c)

The cold climate attracted Spanish settlers.

d)

The mountainous terrain made travel easy.

29.

Which of the following is a French explorer?

a)

Coronado

b)

La Salle

c)

Pineda

d)

De Vaca

30.

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

a)

Mexico

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

England

31.

Which of the following was a motivation for European exploration?

a)

Enslaving Native Americans

b)

Importing goods from the New World

c)

Exporting goods from the New World

d)

Increasing wealth for the mother country

32.

The excerpt above best describes

a)

De Vaca

b)

La Salle

c)

Cortes

d)

Coronado

33.

The excerpt above best describes

a)

De Vaca

b)

Coronado

c)

Cortes

d)

Pineda

34.

Which explorer built Fort St. Louis and continued to the Mississippi River?

a)

La Salle

b)

Columbus

c)

Cortez

d)

Santa Anna

35.

Place these explorers in order of their exploration of Texas, from oldest to most recent.

a)

Pineda, Cabeza de Vaca, Coronado, La Salle

b)

Pineda, Cabeza de Vaca, Columbus, La Salle

c)

La Salle, Pineda, Coronado, Cabeza de Vaca

d)

Cabeza de Vaca, La Salle, Coronado, Pineda

36.

What is someone called that is a Spanish explorer who searched for wealth and land throughout America?

a)

Conqueror

b)

Warrior

c)

Vaquerro

d)

Conquistador

37.

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

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

England

d)

Mexico

38.

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

39.

Which explorer discovered the most gold?

a)

La Salle

b)

Coronado

c)

Columbus

d)

No one found gold

40.

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

41.

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

42.

Which explorer sailed the ocean blue in 1492?

a)

Jean Luc Picard

b)

Coronado

c)

Columbus

d)

Cortez

43.

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

a)

God

b)

Glory

c)

Gold

d)

All the above

44.

The main thing that happens during the Age of Contact is....

a)

Europeans Explore the New World

b)

Medical Discoveries

c)

The 100 Years War

45.

What is a Conquistador?

a)

Diety

b)

Religious Leader

c)

Soldier and Adventurer

d)

Messenger

46.

Who conquered the Aztec Empire?

a)

Moctezuma II

b)

Coronado

c)

Cabeza de Vaca

d)

Cortes

47.

Who was the first European to set foot on Texas soil. His journal is one of our first records of Texas' geography. (He was also captured by the Karankawa)

a)

Cabeza de Vaca

b)

Pineda

48.

What was Coronado searching for?

a)

New People to convert to Catholicism

b)

Gold/Cities of Gold

49.

Why did Spain lose interest in Texas for 80 years?

a)

Lack of LAND

b)

Lack of TREASURE

50.

The French Explorer claimed all of the land drained by which river?

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Mississippi

51.

Was Fort St Louis a success or a failure?

a)

Success

b)

Failure

52.

What was one of the main effects of French Exploration in Texas?

a)

It ruined the Spanish

b)

It challenged the Spanish claim in Texas

53.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
54.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
55.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
56.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
57.
What river forms the boundary between Texas and Mexico?
a)
Red River
b)
Rio Grande River
c)
Lake Travis
d)
Colorado River
58.
How many geographic regions are located in Texas?
a)
6
b)
2
c)
4
d)
1
59.
One feature of Puebloan culture was homes made of _____.
a)
Wood
b)
Adobe
c)
rock
d)
hides
60.
Which Native Texan Tribes lived adobe houses in the Mountains and Basins Region?
a)
Jumano
b)
Karankawa
c)
Coahuiltecan
d)
Caddo
61.
Natives of the Plains regions were mostly __________.
a)
warrior tribes
b)
sedentary
c)
nomadic
d)
farmers
62.
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.
63.

Which group is located in the Mountains and Basins region?

a)

Puebloan Culture Group

b)

Southeastern Culture Group

c)

Plains Culture Group

d)

Gulf Culture Group

64.

Which group has the Karankawas, Coahuiltecans, and Atakapan?

a)

Gulf Culture Group

b)

Plains Culture Group

c)

Puebloan Culture Group

d)

Southeastern Culture Group

65.

What is a primary source

a)

information that comes directly from a person or source

b)

information that is a summary of another source

66.

What is a secondary source

a)

information that comes directly from a person or source

b)

information that is a summary of another source

67.

What does it mean to show bias?

a)

to be conceited

b)

to favor one side over another

c)

to refuse to take a side

d)

to show selfishness

68.
What is a fact?
a)
A statement that everyone agrees upon
b)
A personal belief
c)
A true statement which can be verified with evidence
d)
A general understanding of reality