Texas History Quiz

Which of the following best describes the defining characteristics of the Age of Contact era in Texas history?

• A. Anglo and Spanish settlers established colonies in Texas.

• B. American Indian tribes were driven out of Texas by French settlers.

• C. Spanish explorers and French explorers both claimed land in Texas.

• D. Spanish colonists abandoned exploration of Texas after not finding any gold.

Which of these explorers landed at Matagorda Bay while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River?

• A. Rene-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle

• B. Hernando Cortés

• C. Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

• D. Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

Who is the author of La Relación?

• A. Marcos de Niza

• B. Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

• C. Hernán Cortés

• D. Pánfilo de Narváez

Why is the year 1519 significant in Texas history?

• Native Americans forced all Europeans out of Texas.

• The English established colonies along the Atlantic coast.

• Fort St. Louis was built in honor of the first king of Texas.

• The first reliable map of the Texas coastline was created.

Which explorer searched for Cibola and explored the southwestern U.S.?

• Hernan Cortes

• Pineda

• Cabeza De Vaca

• Coronado

Who discovered a quicker route to Asia through Texas?

• Hernan Cortes

• Pineda

• Cabeza De Vaca

• Coronado

Which explorer captured the Aztec empire in Mexico?

• Hernan Cortes

• Pineda

• Cabeza De Vaca

• Coronado

Who mapped the Texas coastline for the Spanish?

• Hernan Cortes

• Pineda

• Cabeza De Vaca

• Coronado

Which explorer lived among the Karankawa in Texas?

• Hernan Cortes

• Pineda

• Cabeza De Vaca

• Coronado

What motivated these explorers to continue through such hardships?

• Buffalo

• Corn

• Cotton

• Gold