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WorksheetsAge of contact
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did La Salle’s colony fail?
a)
Poor leadership and conflict with Natives
b)
Disease
c)
Spanish attack
d)
Lack of ships
2.
Who explored and settled the upper Rio Grande in 1598?
a)
Juan de Oñate
b)
Coronado
c)
Pineda
d)
La Salle
3.
Which exchange brought goods between Europe and the Americas?
a)
Columbian Exchange
b)
Silk Road
c)
Triangular Trade
d)
Atlantic Trade
4.
What natural feature makes the Coastal Plains humid?
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
Rio Grande
c)
Mountains
d)
Lakes
5.
Who was shipwrecked near Galveston Island in 1528?
a)
Cabeza de Vaca
b)
Coronado
c)
Pineda
d)
La Salle
6.
Who conquered the Aztec Empire in 1519?
a)
Hernán Cortés
b)
Cabeza de Vaca
c)
Juan de Oñate
d)
Francisco Coronado
7.
San Antonio was founded by the French.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Diseases from Europe had little impact on Native Americans.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
What disease killed many Native Americans?
a)
Smallpox
b)
Influenza
c)
Malaria
d)
Plague
10.
Which country wanted wealth through trade, especially furs?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
Portugal
11.
Coronado found large amounts of gold in the Great Plains.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
What major Spanish city was founded in 1718?
a)
San Antonio
b)
Austin
c)
El Paso
d)
Laredo
13.
La Salle’s Fort St. Louis was a successful French settlement.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
What is the period when Spanish and French explorers came through Texas called?
a)
The Age of Contact
b)
The Exploration Era
c)
The Spanish Era
d)
The Mission Period
15.
Oñate explored the upper Rio Grande region.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
What resource caused regions of Texas to develop differently?
a)
Natural resources and landforms
b)
Population
c)
Government
d)
Trade
17.
What was the purpose of Spanish missions?
a)
To spread Christianity
b)
To trade furs
c)
To find gold
d)
To map Texas
18.
Which tribes relied on buffalo?
a)
Plains tribes
b)
Coastal tribes
c)
Desert tribes
d)
Forest tribes
19.
Spanish missions were built to convert Native Americans.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
What did Spain want from exploration?
a)
Land, gold, and spreading Christianity
b)
Fur trade
c)
Scientific research
d)
Trade routes
21.
Cabeza de Vaca became a healer while living with Native Texans.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Which crop came from the Americas to Europe?
a)
Corn
b)
Wheat
c)
Rice
d)
Bananas
23.
Which animals came from Europe to the Americas?
a)
Horses and cattle
b)
Bison and deer
c)
Sheep and buffalo
d)
Dogs and chickens
24.
Who established Fort St. Louis in 1685?
a)
La Salle
b)
Coronado
c)
Cortés
d)
Oñate
25.
France explored mainly to spread Christianity.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
What year was San Antonio founded?
a)
1718
b)
1685
c)
1598
d)
1540
27.
Which country wanted resources, land, and to create permanent settlements?
a)
England
b)
Spain
c)
France
d)
Portugal
28.
Which tribes relied on fish and farming?
a)
Coastal tribes
b)
Plains tribes
c)
Mountain tribes
d)
Northern tribes
29.
Who led an expedition in search of the Seven Cities of Gold?
a)
Francisco Coronado
b)
Cabeza de Vaca
c)
Cortés
d)
La Salle
30.
The Columbian Exchange introduced horses to Native Americans.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
Which explorer’s stories encouraged more Spanish exploration?
a)
Cabeza de Vaca
b)
Coronado
c)
La Salle
d)
Oñate
32.
Who was the first European to map the Texas coastline?
a)
Álvarez de Pineda
b)
Cabeza de Vaca
c)
La Salle
d)
Coronado
33.
What was one major negative impact of European exploration?
a)
Diseases killed many Natives
b)
Gold was stolen
c)
Natives moved north
d)
Explorers got lost
34.
The Age of Contact was when only Spain explored Texas.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
Which country wanted gold, land, and to spread Christianity?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Portugal
36.
Who claimed the areas shaded in gray for Spain?
a)
John Cabot
b)
Francisco Coronado
c)
Samuel de Champlain
37.
This person claimed all the lands drained by the Mississippi River in honor of King Louis XIV and named it Louisiana.
a)
Henri De Tonti
b)
Pierre LeMoyne, Sieur de Iberville
c)
Rene' Robert Cavalier, Sir de LaSalle
d)
Antoine de Cadillac
38.
What are the 3 G's?
a)
God, Goods, Glory
b)
Goods, Glory, God
c)
God, Glory, Gold
d)
Grapes, Gum, Greatness
39.
Which European country established the first permanent settlement in Texas?
a)
Portugal
b)
England
c)
Spain
d)
France
40.
What was a major motivation for European exploration of the Americas?
a)
To avoid taxes
b)
To learn new languages
c)
To escape cold weather
d)
To find new trade routes
41.
Which animal, introduced by Europeans, changed the way Native Americans hunted?
a)
Pig
b)
Horse
c)
Sheep
d)
Chicken
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