AGE OF CONTACT 2023

Which category would each of the following best fit in?

-Increasing wealth and access to natural resources

-Spreading Christianity

-Expanding an empire's power by increasing its size

• The Reconquista

• Impacts of the Shamans

• Reasons for Exploration

• French Expansion

Which of La Salle's actions caused Spain to begin to pay attention to Texas?

• He befriended Native tribes living in Texas.

• He built a fort in Texas.

• He converted Natives to Christianity.

• He was the first to discover Cibola.

“…when we came in sight of Apalachen, without having been noticed by the Indians of the land. We gave many thanks to God for being so near it, believing what we had been told about the country to be true, and that now our sufferings would come to an end after the long and weary march over bad trails. We had also suffered greatly from hunger, for, although we found corn occasionally, most of the time we marched seven or eight leagues without any. And many there were among us who besides suffering great fatigue and hunger, had their backs covered with wounds from the weight of the armor and other things they had to carry as occasion required. But to find ourselves at last where we wished to be…made us forget a great deal of our hardships and weariness.”

What is it likely that conquistadores and other explorers were seeking in the New World?

• Slaves

• Corn

• Salvation

• Gold

Which would be the best description of Cortes, Coronado, and Pizarro?

• Shamans

• Empresarios

• Friars

• Conquistadors

Who conquered the Aztec and helped to establish New Spain?

• Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernán Cortés

• René-Robert Cavelier La Salle

Who created the first reliable map of the Texas coastline in the year 1519?

• Native Americans

• The English

• La Salle

• Pineda

Who traveled with other shipwrecked Spaniards throughout Texas trying to find a way back to Mexico?

• Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

• Hernán Cortés

• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

• La Salle

What was one of the important results of the diary of one of the shipwrecked Spaniards who ended up in Texas?

• fueled further exploration in North America

• caused Spain to lose interest in the New World

• helped establish the first Spanish settlement in Texas

• encouraged France to build Fort St. Louis

Which statement identifies a key aspect of the Age of Contact era?

• French settlers drove American Indian tribes out of Texas.

• Spanish and French explorers both claimed land in Texas.

• English and Spanish settlers established colonies in Texas.

• France, Spain, and England claimed land in Texas.

What was Cibola AND what role did it play in European exploration of Texas?

• England's first settlement in Texas. Encouraged further immigration from the colonies and ended exploration.

• The Aztec capitol conquered by Cortes. Fueled further exploration.

• A massive Native American village in Amarillo. It stopped Spain from attempts to explore further.

• A fabled city of gold that was thought to be somewhere in New Mexico or Texas. Fueled further exploration.