3.Explorers

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10 questions

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This is a PRE-ASSESSMENT. We will measure your knowledge of these topics, and compare your knowledge at the END of the unit to measure your growth. Do your best! ⭐️

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3.Explorers

Last updated over 4 years ago

10 questions

Instructions

This is a PRE-ASSESSMENT. We will measure your knowledge of these topics, and compare your knowledge at the END of the unit to measure your growth. Do your best! ⭐️

Question 1

Which of the following best describes the defining characteristics of the Age of Contact era in Texas history?

Anglo and Spanish settlers established colonies in Texas.

Spanish explorers and French explorers both claimed land in Texas

Spanish colonists abandoned exploration of Texas after not finding any gold.

American Indian tribes were driven out of Texas by French settlers.

Question 2

In what year did year the mapping of the Texas coast and first mainland Spanish settlement take place?

1718

1602

1876

1519

Question 3

What year was San Antonio founded?

1512

1718

1821

1492

Question 4

What were the major motives for European exploration? (select all that apply)

gold

glory

grapefruit

god

guns

Question 5

What countries were exploring Texas in pursuit of colonization?

Italy and England

Spain and France

Spain and Poland

France and Germany

Question 6

Who was the first explorer to map the coast of Texas?

Hernando de Soto

Alonso Álvarez de Pineda

Francisco de Coronado

Christopher Columbus

Question 7

Who was the first person to write and report about Texas?

Pánfilo de Narváez

Francisco Hidalgo

Antonio Margil de Jésus

Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

Question 8

What were the main motivations for the creation of Spanish missions?

Convert Native Americans to Catholicism and make them Spanish citizens

Educate the Natives and teach them how to speak Spanish

Promote Native American culture among Spaniards.

Enslave the Natives to grow cash crops

Question 9

Which of the following was characteristic of the Spanish Colonial Era in Texas?

Forts were built to protect American Indian tribes in Texas.

American Indian tribes were discouraged from settling in Texas.

Spanish explorers negotiated treaties to trade and travel safely in Texas.

Missions were built to strengthen Spanish claims to the land in Texas.

Question 10

10.

What physical geographic feature influenced where the missions and presidos were built in Texas?

canyons

rivers

heavy rainfall

cities