Gd8 INB Questions Colonial New Spain

Which city is mentioned as an example of a present-day U.S. city founded by the Spanish?

• Miami, Florida

• St Augustine, Florida

• Los Angeles, California

• San Antonio, Texas

What is the purpose of using the Internet or other reference sources as mentioned in the instructions?

• To find the original Spanish names for U.S. cities

• To look up the history of New Spain

• To discover the names of five U.S. cities founded by the Spanish

• To learn about the Spanish explorers' accomplishments

What was New Spain?

• A territory that included all the land claimed by Spain south of Panama

• A viceroyalty that included all the land claimed by Spain north of Panama

• A colony established by the Portuguese in the New World

• An independent country established in the Caribbean

Who claimed Mexico for Spain and settled it under Spanish rule?

• Juan Ponce de León

• Hernán Cortés

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Francisco Vázquez Coronado

Which explorer discovered Florida and named it after the Spanish term for 'land of flowers'?

• Hernán Cortés

• Juan Ponce de León

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Francisco Vázquez Coronado

What did Hernando de Soto discover?

• The Mississippi River

• The Grand Canyon

• The Pacific Ocean

• The Gulf of Mexico

When was the first permanent European settlement in what would become the United States established?

• In 1565

• In 1492

• In 1607

• In 1819

Who was the Spanish explorer that established the first permanent European settlement in the United States?

• Hernán Cortés

• Juan Ponce de León

• Pedro Menéndez de Avilés

• Francisco Vázquez Coronado

What was the main reason for the Spanish to establish settlements in the Southwest and California?

• To search for gold and silver

• To convert the Native people to the Christian faith

• To establish trade routes with Asia

• To claim land for agricultural purposes

What was one of the ways the Native Americans adapted to the introduction of horses by the Spanish?

• They used horses for farming

• They used horses for building settlements

• They used horses for hunting buffalo

• They used horses for trading with Europeans