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- 1. Multiple Choice
What were the political, social and economic motivations for European exploration of Texas?
God
Glory
Gold
All the above
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which explorer sailed the ocean blue in 1492?
Jean Luc Picard
Coronado
Columbus
Cortez
- 3. Multiple Choice
France and one other country were key for the exploration of Texas, what other country was involved?
Spain
England
China
United States of America
- 4. Multiple Choice
In Texas History, why is the year 1519 important?
La Salle discovered the American Indian
Coronado made his way through the coastal plains
Pineda mapped the Texas coast
Texas won it's independence
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which explorer is not from Spain?
La Salle
Coronado
Pineda
Narvaez
- 6. Multiple Choice
Who shipwrecked on the Texas coast?
Cabeza de Vaca
Pineda
Coronado
Cortez
- 7. Multiple Choice
After contact, many American Indians began to mysteriously die. What was the cause?
Unknown diseases
Starvation
War with England
War with other tribes
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which explorer discovered the most gold?
La Salle
Coronado
Columbus
No one found gold
- 9. Multiple Choice
Various parts of Texas were explored by the different countries, who is credited for exploring the Coastal Plains?
Spain
France
England
United States of America
- 10. Multiple Choice
How were the Spanish deterred in Texas?
La Salle created Fort St. Louis
The French joined forces with the tribes of Texas
France bombed Spain
France bought Texas from Spain
- 11. Multiple Choice
Explain the meaning of "the era of the age of contact"
This was how old Pineda was when he mapped the Texas coast.
When France and Spain first touched land
The contact between European explorers and the American Indian
This marks the beginning of modern civilization of Texas
- 12. Multiple Choice
Who founded the city of Veracruz?
Columbus
Cortez
Pineda
La Salle
- 13. Multiple Choice
Texas was explored thoroughly, which country is credit for the most extensive exploration?
France
Spain
England
Mexico
- 14. Multiple Choice
Coronado crossed the "sea of grass", which region is this the nickname of?
Great Plains
Coastal Plains
North Central Plains
The Mountains and Basins
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is someone called that is a Spanish explorer who searched for wealth and land throughout America?
Conqueror
Warrior
Vaquerro
Conquistador
- 16. Multiple Choice
Place these explorers in order of their exploration of Texas, from oldest to most recent.
Pineda, Cabeza de Vaca, Coronado, La Salle
Pineda, Cabeza de Vaca, Columbus, La Salle
La Salle, Pineda, Coronado, Cabeza de Vaca
Cabeza de Vaca, La Salle, Coronado, Pineda
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which explorer built Fort St. Louis and continued to the Mississippi River?
La Salle
Columbus
Cortez
Santa Anna
- 18. Multiple Choice
Coronado explored through two of the Texas bordering states, what are they?
Texas and New Mexico
New Mexico and Arkansas
Oklahoma and New Mexico
Oklahoma and Arkansas
- 19. Multiple Choice
This explorer performed the first surgery on an American Indian
Cabeza de Vaca
Columbus
Coronado
Pineda
- 20. Multiple Choice
La Salle explored Texas in the year.....?
1492
1519
1685
1635
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