Unit 2 Age of Contact

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In what year did Alvarez de Pineda explore the Texas coastline?

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1519

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What contribution did Alvarez de Pineda make for Spanish exploration? Options: mapped the Texas coast, defeated the Aztec, settled Mexico City, explored New Mexico

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mapped the Texas coast

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The main goal of French settlers in Texas was to: impose French culture on the Native Texans, convert the Native Texans to Catholicism, eradicate all traces of the Native Texan customs.

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establish trade networks with the Native Texans

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What factor helped Cortès in his defeat of the Aztec empire? Options: Persuading other Native Americans to join him against the Aztec, The Aztec welcomed him, believing he was a god, Taking Moctezuma hostage, All of the above

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All of the above

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What area of the new world was Cabeza de Vaca originally set to explore before his shipwreck? Options: Between Florida and Mexico, Texas, Mexico's coastline, Caribbean islands

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Between Florida and Mexico

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Which of the following best describes the defining characteristics of the Age of Contact era in Texas history? Options: Anglo and Spanish settlers established colonies in Texas., American Indian tribes were driven out of Texas by French settlers., Spanish explorers and French explorers both claimed land in Texas., Spanish colonists abandoned exploration of Texas after not finding any gold.

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Spanish explorers and French explorers both claimed land in Texas.

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Put the explorers in chronological order: Pineda, Cabeza de Vaca, La Salle

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Pineda, Cabeza de Vaca, La Salle

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Which explorer landed at Matagorda Bay while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River? Options: Rene-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle, Hernando Cortés, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

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Rene-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle

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Which motivation led early European explorers to investigate the Americas?

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Desire to find gold

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What happened to Narváez on his journey with Cabeza de Vaca?

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Narváez ignored de Vaca, led a failed exploration of Florida, and eventually was lost in a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico.