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Chapter 5 Early Explorers of Texas
Chapter 5 Early Explorers of Texas
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Francisco Vásquez de Coronado claimed the Rio Grande Valley for Spain
False
True
2
He mapped the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico from Florida to Mexico in 1519
Alonso Álvarez de Pineda
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
Juan de Oñate
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
3
What Native American group did Francisco Vásquez de Coronado encounter when hoped was Quivira?
Pawnee
Karankawa
Wichita
Zuni
4
Why was Fort St. Louis a threat to Spain?
It was a very effective military outpost for France
It was the capital of a new French colony near New Spain
It was a French fort in territory that was part of New Spain
It was the center of French Native operations against Spain
5
What was the importance of Alonso Álvarez de Pineda's exploration of the Texas coast in 1519
He led explorers to an island near present-day Galveston
His journey inspired conquistadores to explore Texas
His exploration was first of Europeans to enter Texas
He was the first European to explore and map Texas coastline
6
Rio Grande Valley settlement founded after Oñate's expedition
Quivira
Santa Fe
Tenochtitlán
Malhado
7
Who helped the survivors of Pánfilo de Narváez's expedition after they stranded on an island?
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
the Zuni
the Karankawa
Alonso Álvarez de Pineda
8
Coronado organized expeditions to search for gold and to the places described by Cabeza de Vaca
False
True
9
He founded Fort St. Louis on Matagorda Bay
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
Alonso Álvarez de Pineda
Juan de Oñate
10
What twin cities settled at the pass where the Rio Grande flows through two mountain ranges?
Santa Fe and San Angelo
Nacogdoches and San Antonio
El Paso and Ciudad Juárez
Galveston and Corpus Christi
11
Juan de Oñate moved up the Rio Grande Valley where the city of San Angelo was founded in 1609
True
False
12
He led a Spanish expedition to settle the upper Rio Grande Valley
Alonso Álvarez de Pineda
Juan de Oñate
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
13
Juan de Oñate founded Fort St. Louis on Matagorda Bay
False
True
14
island where Pánfilo de Narváez's expedition was shipwrecked
Malhado
Santa Fe
Tenochtitlán
Quivira
15
By late 1600s, what other countries besides Spain had established colonies in North America?
France, England, and the Netherlands
Mexico, France, and England
Portugal, Italy, and France
France, Germany, and Sweden
16
The Age of Contact began with the journey through Texas by Spanish conquistador Cabeza de Vaca
False
True
17
Cabeza de Vaca's report of riches north of Mexico was proven wrong by Luis de Moscoso' journey
True
False
18
Stories of his travels from Malhado to Culiacán inspired expeditions searching for gold
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
Juan de Oñate
Alonso Álvarez de Pineda
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
19
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, claimed the entire Mississippi River Valley for France
True
False
20
The Spanish named the area in the Rio Grande Valley between two mountain ranges Santa Fe
False
True
21
What Native American group helped the Spanish, but opposed the French at Fort St. Louis?
Karankawa
Zuni
Pawnee
Wichita
22
What was the goal of René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, when he returned from France?
begin colony in Louisiana at mouth of the Mississippi River
to challenge Spain by building a fort in Spanish territory
to get supplies from French settlements on the Great Lakes
to explore the Mississippi River Valley
23
city described to Francisco Vásquez de Coronado as filled with treasure; near Wichita, Kansas
Santa Fe
Quivira
Malhado
Tenochtitlán
24
Near which present-day Texas city did Pánfilo de Narváez's expedition end?
Galveston
El Paso
San Angelo
Corpus Christi
25
Bartolomeu Dias sailed along the west coast of Africa causing Europeans to travel to India
False
True
26
French settlement founded by René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle
Tenochtitlán
Quivira
Malhado
Fort St. Louis
27
Spanish explorers of Texas spread diseases that killed many Native Americans
True
False
28
He reported to Spanish king that the region of Texas contained good farming soil, but no gold
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
Alonso Álvarez de Pineda
Juan de Oñate
29
Which of the following is the best definition for
viceroy
?
head of Roman Catholic mission who converted Native American
soldier-explorer who conquered large territories for Spain
leader of expeditions who claimed land areas for Spain
official who ruled in name of king of Spain over a territory
30
Aztec city conquered by Hernán Cortés; Mexico City was built on its ruins
Malhado
Santa Fe
Quivira
Tenochtitlán
