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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which explorer was not a Conquistador?
Cortes
de Vaca
La Salle
Coronado
- 2. Multiple Choice
Cortes conquered which native tribe?
Inca
Aztecs
Comanche
Karwankawa
- 3. Multiple Choice
The Seven Cities of Gold was searched by?
Coronado
La Salle
Cortes
de Vaca
- 4. Multiple Choice
La Salle FIRST wanted to...
search for the Seven Cities of Gold
claim land for Spain
establish a trade route for France
move to Mexico
- 5. Multiple Choice
Was Fort St. Louis a success?
yes
no
- 6. Multiple Choice
Where did La Salle claimed land for France?
Near the Aztec empire
Present day Galveston Island
Mexico
Along the Mississippi River Valley
- 7. Multiple Choice
Cabeza de Vaca is the first European to...
find one of the Seven Cities of Gold
set foot and explore present-day Texas and Mexico
defeat the Aztec empire
name Mexico
- 8. Multiple Choice
Was Coronado was a successful conquistador?
yes
no
- 9. Multiple Choice
Spain introduced these things to the new world EXCEPT...
gold
horses
guns
disease
- 10. Multiple Choice
Conquistadors were interested in the "3 G's"- God, Glory and...
Gospel
Gold
Gloom
Greatness
- 11. Multiple Choice
de Pineda was important because he...
found one of the Seven Cities of Gold
conquered the Aztecs
mapped the gulf coast
was the first European to step foot on Texas soil
- 12. Multiple Choice
A Viceroy is a...
a slave
an Aztec
a French citizen
an official who rules in the name of the king or queen
- 13. Multiple Choice
La Salle died as a result of...
disease from European conquistadors
mutiny from his crew
drowning
native attack
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is a Spanish Mission?
A religious settlement
A movement to replace the king or queen
No one really knows for sure
A French settlement
- 15. Multiple Choice
What was the MAIN reason why Spain wanted to build missions in the territory that their conquistadors claimed?
Taxes
Gold
To keep the French from claiming and settling land.
Indian attack
- 16. Multiple Choice
What was the "mission" of the Spanish Mission?
To introduce and convert natives to Spanish culture.
Find gold
Move to a better and safer place.
Introduce diseases from Europe
- 17. Multiple Choice
What is a Presidio?
A Spanish president
Another name for a Spanish Mission
A French settlement
A military outpost
- 18. Multiple Choice
What was the reason for building a presidio by a Spanish Mission?
To supply guns and ammunition to the settlers.
To protect the Mission from Indian attacks.
To trade with the natives.
To make sure taxes were collected.
- 19. Multiple Choice
What is a Tejano?
A person with Mexican heritage who considers Texas their home.
A person of mixed Spanish and Native American heritage
A conquistador
A French explorer
- 20. Multiple Choice
What is a Mestizo?
A person of Mexican heritage who considers Texas their home.
A person of mixed Spanish and Native American heritage.
A conquistador
A French explorer
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