Unit 2 Test Modified

Which group represents the Spanish soldier-explorers who hoped to claim wealth and territory during the Age of Contact?

• Conquistadors
• Friars
• Empresarios
• Shamans

Which action completes this graphic organizer?

• England and France fight over Texas
• Spain is the first to claim Texas
• War breaks out between Natives
• Mexico is the first to claim Texas

The American cattle industry today evolved from the Spanish ranching practices of -

• corridos
• frescos
• murals
• vaqueros

During the Age of Contact, the European country of Spain was active in exploring and claiming parts of Texas. What OTHER European country landed unexpectedly in Texas in 1685 and directly led to Spain changing its level of interest in Texas?

• Germany
• France
• Italy
• England

Although the Spanish didn’t find any gold or silver, what DID they report finding?

• A. All land north of Mexico had rich soil for farming
• B. they brought in lots of gold and silver
• C. they started looking for diamonds
• D. None of the above

Most of the explorers who impacted Texas history during the Age of Contact came from–

• England
• France
• Spain
• Germany

These images found in Mission Concepción are examples of early Spanish -

• adobes
• corridos
• frescos
• rodeos

What was the purpose of the PRESIDIOS that Spain built in Texas during this time period?

• They were forts filled with soldiers who would protect the settlements
• They were palaces where the King of Spain would live from time to time
• They were religious outposts built to convert natives to the Spanish culture
• They were banks that would safely protect all the gold that Spain had found

How did early people migrate from Asia to North America?

• They flew in airplanes
• They swam in the ocean
• They walked across a land bridge
• They sailed in large wooden boats

Least amount of rainfall [distance from the gulf]

• Great Plains Region
• Coastal Region
• Mountains and Basins Region
• North Central Region