WorksheetsChapter 4 Test A: Part 1
Total questions: 5
Worksheet time: 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. Which statement best summarizes why Spain and France competed for territory in Texas? PAGE 146
a)
A. Both countries wanted the seven cities of gold.
b)
B. Both countries wanted new lands to claim and settle.
c)
C. Both countries wanted to conquer and control American Indians.
d)
D. Both countries wanted to control the mouth of the Mississippi River.
2.
2. Look at the map. Then answer the question.
a)
F. Cabeza de Vaca
b)
G. De Moscoso
c)
H. Coronado
d)
J. De Soto
3.
3. What did Francisco Vásquez de Coronado do on his journey with a large expedition? PAGE 144
a)
A. He explored for two years and found the seven cities of gold.
b)
B. He explored for two years but found no cities of gold.
c)
C. He explored the Rio Grande River and East Texas.
d)
D. He explored Texas after being lost in Florida.
4.
4. What happened to the French fort in Texas started by René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle? PAGE 146
a)
F. The fort thrived, becoming the town of Austin.
b)
G. The fort was empty and in ruins when the Spanish arrived.
c)
H. The Spanish attacked the fort and killed all of La Salle’s men.
d)
J. The Spanish attacked the fort, and the French moved to Louisiana.
5.
5. Why did the Spanish government build missions in Texas? PAGE 150
a)
A. To claim and develop land
b)
B. To expand and protect Spanish territory
c)
C. To teach Catholic beliefs and work skills to American Indians
d)
D. All of the answers
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