AGE OF CONTACT, DAY 1

What happened in 1492?

• Christopher Columbus discovered America

• The French Revolution began

• The first man landed on the moon

• The Berlin Wall fell

The monarchy supported additional trips for Columbus because:

• They wanted to find new trade routes.

• They were interested in spreading Christianity.

• They wanted to expand their empire.

• They were seeking new resources.

The Spanish monarchy wanted to spread Christianity to Natives in the New World because:

• They wanted to save the souls of the Natives.

• They wanted to establish trade relations.

• They wanted to learn about Native cultures.

• They wanted to avoid conflicts with other European powers.

Christopher Columbus was searching for a new route to which place, and did he find it?

• India, and he found it

• India, but he did not find it

• America, and he found it

• America, but he did not find it

Plains Natives lived in ____________________________ made of buffalo hides.

• Tipis

• Huts

• Caves

• Igloos

The Apache and Comanche lived in the ____________________________ region of Texas.

• North Central Plains

• Coastal Plains

• Great Plains

• Mountains and Basins

Gulf Natives lived in ____________________________ made of tree limbs and bark.

• Wigwams

• Teepees

• Igloos

• Longhouses

The Karankawa lived near the ____________________________.

• Gulf of Mexico

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Great Lakes

The ____________________________ is the most developed and populated region of Texas.

• Coastal Plains

• Great Plains

• Mountains and Basins

• Central Plains

The ____________________________ region has some major cities but becomes more rural farther west.

• North Central Plains

• Coastal Plains

• Great Plains

• Mountains and Basins