Unit 2 REVIEW AGE OF CONTACT

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La Salle mistakenly landed in Texas when he was seeking the: mouth of the Mississippi River, from the gulf of Mexico

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mouth of the Mississippi River, from the gulf of Mexico

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Which of the following was the main accomplishment of Explorer Hernan Cortez? He was the first European to see, and map the Texas Gulf Coast, He captured the mighty Karankawa chief, Montezuma, He gave the gold and riches he discovered to the French King and Queen, He destroyed the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan and built Mexico City in its place

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He destroyed the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan and built Mexico City in its place

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Spain first claimed Texas as a result of the 1519 expedition along the Texas coast led by

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Alonzo Pineda

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Coronado led the large scale expedition in the areas of Texas and New Mexico while searching for what?

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Cibola and Quivira, the largest of the seven cities of Gold

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

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1519

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The main goal of French settlers in Texas was to: impose French culture on the Native Texans, establish trade networks with 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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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